Aviat Aircraft Pitts S-1T
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
The S-1T is the factory single-seat Pitts with a 200 hp aerobatic Lycoming AEIO-360-A1E and a Hartzell constant-speed propeller, certificated in the acrobatic category in July 1975 and built from 1982 by Christen Industries after it bought the Pitts line; the 1,150 lb gross weight and 203 mph Vne are the S-1S's.
The constant-speed propeller and the extra 20 hp are what a buyer pays for over an S-1S, and they bring a governor, a hub with its own inspection and overhaul schedule and a propeller that the TCDS restricts in rpm bands - the sheet warns against continuous operation between 2,000 and 2,350 rpm and above 2,600 in aerobatic flight. The rest is the single-seat Pitts proposition: a certificated aeroplane that needs an A&P and IA, no second seat for a type checkout, a blind landing attitude and fabric to inspect. Only a few dozen exist under this maker name and no current listing was found, so weights, performance and price are left blank rather than borrowed from the S-1S.
Variants of the Pitts S-1 Special (single-seat)
- Pitts S-1 single-seat (S-1S / S-1C / S-1T / S-1D / S-1E) · 1962 · 107 active
- Pitts Special S-1S · 1973 · 30 active
- Pitts S-1T · 1975 · 14 active · this page
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TAILFAX SCORE
Partial: 14 out of 30 (safety not scored, too few records)
Among 1–2 seat pistons (319 models)
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What it is
| Seats | 1 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | taildragger |
| Engines | 1 |
| Engine | Lycoming AEIO-360-A1E |
| Horsepower | 200 hp |
| Fuel | 100LL |
| Certification basis | FAR23 |
| Production start | 1975 |
| Production end | — |
| Endorsements required | tailwheel;complex |
Performance
| Cruise speed | — |
|---|---|
| Range | — |
| Service ceiling | — |
| Climb rate | — |
| Stall speed (Vso) | — |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | — |
| Landing over 50 ft | — |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 1 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | — |
| Full-fuel payload | — |
| Max takeoff weight | 1,150 lb |
| Empty weight | — |
| Usable fuel | — |
| Fuel burn at cruise | — |
Estimated cost to own
An estimate, not a quote. Change the inputs to match how you would fly it. Defaults are for a complex or high-performance single.
| Maintenance reserve | hourly | not counted | |
| Insurance | fixed | $3,500/yr | |
| Annual inspection | fixed | $3,000/yr | |
| Hangar | fixed | $6,000/yr | |
| Rental rate, wet | for comparison |
Not in the totals: Maintenance reserve, Rental rate (for rent vs own). We have no reliable default for these lines; enter your figure to include them.
No fuel burn is on record for this model, so fuel is not included.
No TBO or overhaul cost is on record for this model, so the engine reserve is not included.
How these estimates are built. Fuel = this model's typical burn x the national average price from AirNav's Fuel Price Report (100LL $7.41, Jet A $7.66 per gallon, 5 Oct 2026; your airport may differ by $2 or more). Engine reserve = typical overhaul cost / TBO for this engine. The remaining lines are class-level defaults, not quotes for this aircraft: annual inspection is the base inspection fee (findings are counted in the per-hour maintenance line); insurance assumes an instrument-rated owner with time in type and a $1M liability limit - less experienced pilots commonly pay 1.5-2x; hangar and tie-down are national mid-tier figures, with rural and metro options; the rental rate is a 2026 flight-school rate for a comparable aircraft, including fuel. Twin and turboprop maintenance defaults are estimates, not published figures. Sources: AirNav, BWI Aviation Insurance (2019-2026), Flying (May 2026), Savvy Aviation, American Flight Schools, published airport rate sheets. Every default is editable - change any number to match your situation. Depreciation, taxes, financing and major upgrades are not included. Depreciation is not included. An estimate, not a quote.
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | — |
|---|---|
| Price, high | — |
| Prices as of | — |
| Engine TBO | — |
| Overhaul cost, low | — |
| Overhaul cost, high | — |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 20 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 14 |
| Median year built | 1986 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | — |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | — |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 2 |
| Transfers per 100 active | — |
| Airworthiness directives | 3 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | none |
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | —1 |
| Severity | —2 |
| Access | 3.8 of 103 |
| Support | 2.6 of 104 |
| Liquidity | 7.6 of 105 |
| Overall (sum of the categories shown) | Partial: 14 out of 30 (safety not scored, too few records)6 |
These record scores treat Aviat Aircraft Pitts S-1T as one design with the same aircraft registered under other names: it includes 11 aircraft registered under AEROTEK; includes 4 aircraft registered under AVIAT INC; includes 2 aircraft registered under PITTS ACROBATICS; includes 1 aircraft registered under DUNCAN JAMES A; includes 1 aircraft registered under MAXWELL JACK A; includes 1 aircraft registered under MCCOY RANDY; includes 1 aircraft registered under TEULON ARTHUR P; includes the record of aircraft once registered under AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC; includes the record of aircraft once registered under HESS ROGER J. Prices are not combined.
- Accident record: class median 36.69 · 319 models in class.
- Severity: class median 13.33.
- Access: class median 1,000.
- Support: class median 79.
- Liquidity: class median 19.91.
- Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories. When accident record and severity cannot be scored because the model has too few records, the other three give a partial score out of 30, labelled as such; it is never set against a full score.
Data as of: FAA registry Sep 28 · NTSB Oct 2 · ADs Oct 6 · scores Sep 30