Single-engine piston

N9GD

1974 Homebuilt PITTS S-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
GD-1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Casey, IA
Registration record

N9GD on the FAA register

Type
1974 Homebuilt PITTS S-1
Serial
GD-1
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Casey, IA
Certificate issued
2023-04-18
Airworthiness date
1979-03-30
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AC6B14
Mode S (octal)
53065424
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N9GD.
  • 1979-03-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1974
    Manufactured (1974).
Overview

About N9GD

N9GD is a 1974 Homebuilt PITTS S-1, serial number GD-1. It is registered to an individual in Casey, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 18, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

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 March 30, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9GD. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1987-03-29 Accident · Franklin, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX87LA159
Reported aircraft: Jones PITTS Special S1A — a different aircraft that carried the N9GD 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.