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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS A8SO

Sky International Inc.

Historical Aircraft Small Airplane Rev 22 10/10/2008 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (7)

Certification basis — 14 CFR

Specific sections

  • Sec. 21.322
  • Sec. 21.323
  • Sec. 21.324
  • Sec. 21.325
  • Sec. 21.326
  • Sec. 21.327
  • Sec. 21.328
  • Sec. 21.329
  • Sec. 21.330
  • Sec. 21.331
  • Sec. 21.332
  • Sec. 21.333
  • Sec. 21.334
  • Sec. 21.335
  • Sec. 21.336
  • Sec. 21.337
  • Sec. 21.338
  • Sec. 21.339
  • Sec. 21.321

Former holders

  • Pitts\Sky International Inc.
  • Pitts

Fleet view · 28 registered tails

Engineering specs aggregated from the FAA Aircraft Registry — what every actually-flying tail under this TCDS reports. Median + 10th–90th-percentile range across the active fleet.

Seats

1

1–2 (n=28)

Horsepower

180

180–260

Cruise (kts)

105

105–105

Year of mfr

1982

1974–2007

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • LYCOMING AEIO-360 SER 13
  • LYCOMING AEIO-540-D4A5 2
  • LYCOMING AEIO-540 SER 2
  • LYCOMING AEIO-360-A1E 2
  • LYCOMING IO-360-A1A 1
  • LYCOMING GSO&IGSO-480 1
  • LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER 1
  • LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C 1

NTSB events

17

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

107

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.61 events / tail · 3.82 ADs / tail

The TCDS PDF on drs.faa.gov is the authoritative document for design-as-certified weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, and operating limitations. Open on drs.faa.gov ↗ DRS frequently breaks — when it does, the fleet view above and the cross-links below are usually what you actually need.