Aircraft Description
N859 is a 1977 Sumpter PITTS S-1S, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Flamini Matthew D in Thompsons Station, TN. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on May 6, 2016. The registration certificate was issued on September 10, 2011. The registration is set to expire on September 30, 2027. Powered by a Lycoming IO-360 SERIES engine producing 200 horsepower, N859 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ABC8C6 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N859 was last updated on March 9, 2026. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Sumpter is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 1 Sumpter aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the PITTS S-1S model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N859. 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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Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC