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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Aerotek
Model
PITTS SPECIAL S-1S
Year
1976
Serial number
1-0036
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
AAFB74
Engine
Make and model
Lycoming I0360 Ser
Type
Reciprocating
Power
180 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
1976 – 2011Individual ownerBoring, OR
until 1930Detroit NewsDetroit, MI · different airframe: Gliders Inc Pt Glider No 2 S/N 17
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · destroyed
Aug 13, 1983 · Madras, OR
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND WHILE PERFORMING LOW LEVEL AEROBATICS OVER THE ARPT. THE PILOT STATED THAT WAS PRACTICING A LOW LEVEL PASS OVER THE ARPT AND THAT WHILE ROLLING HE FELT THE ACFT WAS NOT RESPONDING CORRECTLY. HE SAID HIS RATE OF DESCENT WAS GREATER THAN ANTICIPATED AND FELT HE MAY HAVE ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT. THE ACFT CRASHED OFFTHE RWY IN SAGEBRUSH AND SAND IN AN INVERTED…
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.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
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.