# N18CB: Blackburn PITTS S-1C

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Blackburn PITTS S-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/blackburn-pitts-s-1c) (registry code 7221116, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 071
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 28, 1977
- Certificate issued: June 18, 2022
- Expires: June 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A13E87
- Registered owner: [Machovsky Andrew J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MACHOVSKY%20ANDREW%20J)
- Location: [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4223° N, 111.8226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesa, AZ, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18CB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18CB

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Blackburn PITTS S-1C)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX7LDUQ07|LAX76DUQ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX7LDUQ07%7CLAX76DUQ07), Aug 22, 1975: Pitts Spcl S1C (N18CB), Lompoc, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 19860622038969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860622038969I), Jun 22, 1986: Child S1PITTS (N18CB), Kalispell, MT. Restored power loss with use of wobble pump after emergency was declared. Safe airport landing. Fuel pump had failed.

## Reports on N18CB not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N18CB, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19750822025611A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750822025611A), Aug 22, 1975: Amtr 7221116 (N18CB), Lompoc, CA, Substantial damage. Pitts lnd on Cessna's tail. Uncontrolled arpt.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Blackburn PITTS S-1C aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/blackburn-pitts-s-1c/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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