Single-engine piston

N81999

1980 Homebuilt PITTS Special MA-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
101-A
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Lincoln, CA
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Registration record

N81999 on the FAA register

Type
1980 Homebuilt PITTS Special MA-1
Serial
101-A
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lincoln, CA
Certificate issued
2023-11-16
Airworthiness date
1980-06-14
Registration expires
2030-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB2E80
Mode S (octal)
52627200
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-11-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N81999.
  • 1980-06-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N81999

N81999 is a 1980 Homebuilt PITTS Special MA-1, serial number 101-A. It is registered to an individual in Lincoln, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 16, 2023 and expires on November 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-290 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 14, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N81999. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1993-07-05 Accident · Greenfield, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX93LA305
Reported aircraft: Ayres PITTS MA-1 — a different aircraft that carried the N81999 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll and subsequent application of excessive braking that resulted in the airplane nosing over.

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.