Single-engine piston

N8L

1963 Homebuilt S-1C

Registered 3 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1963
Serial
11
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Everything Pitts LLC (LLC)
Based
Queen Creek, AZ
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Registration record

N8L on the FAA register

Type
1963 Homebuilt S-1C
Serial
11
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Everything Pitts LLC
Queen Creek, AZ
Certificate issued
2018-05-18
Airworthiness date
2009-11-18
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AADE25
Mode S (octal)
52557045
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-05-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N8L.
  • 2009-11-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1972-09-13
    Accident at Tracey,Calif, 05; damage: substantial.
  • 1970-08-12
    Accident at Santa Cruz,Calif, 05; damage: substantial.
  • 1965-12-05
    Accident at Sunland Pk N Mex, 31; damage: substantial.
  • 1963
    Manufactured (1963).
Overview

About N8L

N8L is a 1963 Homebuilt S-1C, serial number 11. The FAA register lists Everything Pitts LLC as the registrant in Queen Creek, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 18, 2018 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated November 18, 2009.

N8L has 3 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1972-09-13 Accident · Tracey,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3564
Reported aircraft: Pitts Spec S-1C
1970-08-12 Accident · Santa Cruz,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3320
Reported aircraft: Pitts S1C
Probable cause: Y AFTER TKOF.HIT GRND WHILE IN INVERTED LVL FLT.
1965-12-05 Accident · Sunland Pk N Mex, 31 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3523
Reported aircraft: Pitts Spcl S1C

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.