Single-engine piston

N859

1977 Homebuilt PITTS S-1S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
1SP
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
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Registration record

N859 on the FAA register

Type
1977 Homebuilt PITTS S-1S
Serial
1SP
Engines
Lycoming IO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Certificate issued
2011-09-10
Airworthiness date
2016-05-06
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ABC8C6
Mode S (octal)
52744306
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-05-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2011-09-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N859 to the current registrant.
  • 1996-09-20
    N859 previously assigned to a Homebuilt Skye-Ryder II (s/n 9411272); cancelled.
  • 1989-03-21
    N859 previously assigned to a Homebuilt Varieze (s/n 1125); cancelled.
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
  • 1932-07-15
    N859 previously assigned to a Curtiss Airplane & Motor Oriole (s/n S-1 SUB); cancelled.
Overview

About N859

N859 is a 1977 Homebuilt PITTS S-1S, serial number 1SP. It is registered to an individual. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 10, 2011 and expires on September 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 6, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N859.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N859.

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.