1979 Pitts S-1SSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Clarksville, TN, USA
This 1979 Pitts S-1S experimental aerobatic aircraft is located in Clarksville, Tennessee and is offered at $55,000 USD. Originally built in 1977, it underwent a ground-up airframe restoration completed in 2016 and was awarded a Bronze Lindy at AirVenture 2017. The airframe shows 551 total hours, with 476 hours since major overhaul on the engine and 45 hours since new on the propeller. The restoration was thorough: the airframe was completely gone through and recovered in Poly Fiber with Ranthane top coat, and the logbooks document new cowling, new canopy, new I-struts, a new cabane strut brace, a new horizontal stab streamlined tube, and...
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Specifications
- Category
- Single-Engine Piston
- Intended Use
- Aerobatic, Recreational
- Flight Rules
- VFR
- Seats
- 1
Hours, Logs & Inspections
- Total Time
- 551 hrs
- Engine 1 Time
- 476 hrs (SMOH)
- Prop 1 Time
- 45 hrs (SNEW)
- Inspection Status
- Last condition inspection 5/26.
Avionics
Comms
Icom A-220 - New Radio
ADSB
No ADSB
Additional Equipment
Smoke System
Smoke system installed
Exhaust System
Sky Dynamics 4 into 1 - exhaust
Cold Air Induction
Maxi Sump
Alternator
BC SD-8 Little Dynamo - BC Alternator
Starter
Skytech - lightweight starter
Inverted System
Christen - inverted system
Harness
Hooker - ratcheting harness and pouch bag installed
Interior & Exterior
- Interior Year
- 2016
- Paint Year
- 2016
- Interior Notes
- Spartan, to easily accept a parachute.
- Exterior Notes
- Ground up restoration completed in 2016. Recovered in Poly Fiber with Ranthane top coat. New cowling, new canopy, new I-Struts, new cabane strut brace, new horizontal stab streamlined tube; added nose rib re-enforcement blocks on wings.
Engine & Propeller
- Engine Type
- Piston
- Engine Count
- 1
- Engine Make
- Lycoming
- Engine Model
- IO-360 C1C
Asking Price
$55,000
Aircraft Location
Clarksville, TN, USA
Listing Details
- Used
- For Sale
Price History
Oct 4, 2026: $55,000 - trade-a-plane
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Asking Price
$55,000
Aircraft Location
Clarksville, TN, USA
Listing Details
- Used
- For Sale
Price History
Oct 4, 2026: $55,000 - trade-a-plane
Contact Seller
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Asking Price
$55,000