Single-engine piston

N8962M

2010 Homebuilt PITTS S1S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2010
Serial
001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360-A1E
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Elgin, IL
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Registration record

N8962M on the FAA register

Type
2010 Homebuilt PITTS S1S
Serial
001
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360-A1E
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Elgin, IL
Certificate issued
2021-12-21
Airworthiness date
2010-09-16
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AC5E48
Mode S (octal)
53057110
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).
  • 2021-12-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N8962M to the current registrant.
  • 2010-09-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1982-01-05
    N8962M previously assigned to a Beechcraft B33 Debonair / Bonanza Debonair B33 (s/n CD-722); cancelled.
Overview

About N8962M

N8962M is a 2010 Homebuilt PITTS S1S, serial number 001. It is registered to an individual in Elgin, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 21, 2021 and expires on December 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming AEIO-360-A1E engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 16, 2010.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8962M. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1970-02-21 Accident · Grayslake,Ill, 13 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0495
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 35-B33 — a different aircraft that carried the N8962M 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.