Single-engine piston

N88EM

Homebuilt PITTS Special S-1S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
EM-01
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Irvine, CA
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Registration record

N88EM on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt PITTS Special S-1S
Serial
EM-01
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Irvine, CA
Certificate issued
1990-11-14
Airworthiness date
2004-09-21
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
AC1BEC
Mode S (octal)
53015754
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2004-09-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1990-11-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N88EM to the current registrant.
  • 1975-03-21
    N88EM previously assigned to a Beechcraft D50E (s/n DH-336); cancelled.
Overview

About N88EM

N88EM is a Homebuilt PITTS Special S-1S, serial number EM-01. It is registered to an individual in Irvine, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 14, 1990 and expires on December 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated September 21, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N88EM. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1975-01-05 Accident · Midland,Tx, 43 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0144
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft D50E — a different aircraft that carried the N88EM registration before this airframe.

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.