Aircraft record

N51HC1985 Pitts S-1T

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 19, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Aug 2025)4 ADs may apply

Registration: Valid; expires Sep 30, 2029
Based in: Litchfield Park, AZ; owner city / state
Engine: AEIO-360-A1E · 200 hp; Lycoming
Owners: 1; since 2019
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 2025
ADs may apply: 4; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026

Registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: Litchfield Park, AZ
Certificate issued: Sep 13, 2019
Expires: Sep 30, 2029
Airworthiness: Experimental · Exhibition
Airworthiness date: Sep 18, 2019

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Pitts
Model: S-1T
Year: 1985
Serial number: 1026
Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 1
Engines: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: A65FC8

Engine

Make and model: Lycoming Aeio-360-A1e
Type: Reciprocating
Power: 200 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

2019 – nowIndividual ownerLitchfield Park, AZ · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Aug 12, 2025 · Goodyear, AZ

On August 12, 2025, about 1019 mountain standard time, a Pitts S-1T, N51HC, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Goodyear, Arizona. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. The pilot did not make radio contact with the air traffic control tower, nor was there any evidence he was…

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: Fatal
Report: WPR25FA253

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for WPR25FA253)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (4)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

AD	Subject	Effective	Applies to
2006-06-16	Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-360, IO-360, O-360, LIO-360, and…	Apr 27, 2006	Engine (AEIO-360-A1E)Only with: Engines manufactured new or rebuilt, overhauled, or that had a crankshaft installed after March 1, 1999.
2005-19-11	Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-360, IO-360, O-360, LIO-360, LO-360…	Oct 21, 2005	Engine (AEIO-360-A1E)Only with: Engines rated at 300 HP or lower, manufactured new, rebuilt, or overhauled after March 1, 1999, or that had a crankshaft installed after March 1, 1999.
96-12-03 R2	Aviat Aircraft, Inc. Models S-1S, S-1T, S-2, S-2A, S-2S, and S-2B Airplanes	Nov 20, 1998	Airframe (S-1T)Certain serial numbers: S-2B 5000–5336. Only with: Equipped with aft lower fuselage wing attach fittings P/N 76090, 2-2107-1, or 1-210-102 not modified on both wings per Aviat SB No. 25 (any revision).
97-17-07	Aviat Aircraft, Inc. Models S-1S, S-1T, S-2, S-2A, S-2S, and S-2B Airplanes (Formerly…	Oct 3, 1997	Airframe (S-1T)Certain serial numbers: S-2B 5000–5348. Only with: Equipped with aft lower fuselage wing attach fittings P/N 76090, 2-2107-1, or 1-210-102 on both wings not modified per Aviat SB No. 25.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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