Single-engine piston

N869K

Homebuilt PITTS Special S-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
292-H
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
F3 Aero LLC (LLC)
Based
New Lenox, IL
Registration record

N869K on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt PITTS Special S-1
Serial
292-H
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Registered owner
F3 Aero LLC
New Lenox, IL
Certificate issued
2020-03-12
Airworthiness date
1980-03-24
Registration expires
2027-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ABF127
Mode S (octal)
52770447
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-03-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N869K to the current registrant.
  • 1980-03-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1930-07-11
    N869K previously assigned to a Great Lakes 2T-1A (s/n 130); cancelled.
Overview

About N869K

N869K is a Homebuilt PITTS Special S-1, serial number 292-H. The FAA register lists F3 Aero LLC as the registrant in New Lenox, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 12, 2020 and expires on March 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming I0360 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated March 24, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N869K.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N869K.

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

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