Single-engine piston

N79SS

1976 Homebuilt PITTS Special S-1S

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1976
Serial
687-H
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dave Faust Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wellington, KS
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Registration record

N79SS on the FAA register

Type
1976 Homebuilt PITTS Special S-1S
Serial
687-H
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Dave Faust Inc
Wellington, KS
Certificate issued
2013-04-04
Airworthiness date
1980-10-31
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AAB74D
Mode S (octal)
52533515
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-04-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N79SS.
  • 1988-02-23
    Accident at Los Lunas, NM; damage: substantial.
  • 1980-10-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1976
    Manufactured (1976).
Overview

About N79SS

N79SS is a 1976 Homebuilt PITTS Special S-1S, serial number 687-H. The FAA register lists Dave Faust Inc as the registrant in Wellington, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 4, 2013 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 31, 1980.

N79SS has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1988-02-23 Accident · Los Lunas, NM Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · DEN88DQA02
Reported aircraft: Shiner PITTS S-1S

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.