Single-engine piston

N12938

1970 Homebuilt Pietenpol Aircamper

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1970
Serial
EMS-1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ford CONVERSION
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Jordan, MN
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Registration record

N12938 on the FAA register

Type
1970 Homebuilt Pietenpol Aircamper
Serial
EMS-1
Engines
Ford CONVERSION
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Jordan, MN
Certificate issued
2009-07-08
Airworthiness date
1980-03-13
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A07803
Mode S (octal)
50074003
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-07-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N12938.
  • 1980-03-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1970
    Manufactured (1970).
Overview

About N12938

N12938 is a 1970 Homebuilt Pietenpol Aircamper, serial number EMS-1. It is registered to an individual in Jordan, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 8, 2009 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ford CONVERSION engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated March 13, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N12938. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1983-07-29 Accident · Saint Ansgar, IA Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · MKC83FA167
Reported aircraft: Pietenpal Air Camper — a different aircraft that carried the N12938 registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.