Single-engine piston

N985TJ

2005 Homebuilt PITTS Samson

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
WS-002
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Schulten Enterprises LLC (LLC)
Based
Ormond Beach, FL
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Registration record

N985TJ on the FAA register

Type
2005 Homebuilt PITTS Samson
Serial
WS-002
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Schulten Enterprises LLC
Ormond Beach, FL
Certificate issued
2025-04-21
Airworthiness date
2018-04-14
Registration expires
2032-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ADBF69
Mode S (octal)
53337551
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-04-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N985TJ.
  • 2018-04-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2005
    Manufactured (2005).
Overview

About N985TJ

N985TJ is a 2005 Homebuilt PITTS Samson, serial number WS-002. The FAA register lists Schulten Enterprises LLC as the registrant in Ormond Beach, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 21, 2025 and expires on April 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 14, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N985TJ.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N985TJ.

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

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