Aircraft Description
N77JY is a 1976 Young PITTS SPECIAL, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Ploeger William A in Melbourne, FL. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on December 22, 1978. The registration certificate was issued on October 21, 2024. The registration is set to expire on October 31, 2031. Powered by a Lycoming O&VO-360 SER engine producing 180 horsepower, N77JY is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AA678D (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N77JY was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 39.3678, -75.0722 on March 30, 2025. The FAA registry record for N77JY was last updated on October 21, 2024. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Young is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 5 Young aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the PITTS SPECIAL model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N77JY. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-06-15 01:32:20 UTC