Single-engine piston

N161DW

1993 Homebuilt Pietenpol Air Camper

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1993
Serial
787-393
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Fayetteville, TN
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Registration record

N161DW on the FAA register

Type
1993 Homebuilt Pietenpol Air Camper
Serial
787-393
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fayetteville, TN
Certificate issued
2024-02-01
Airworthiness date
1993-05-07
Registration expires
2031-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A0F5C5
Mode S (octal)
50172705
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-12-12
    Accident at Tullahoma, TN; damage: substantial.
  • 2024-02-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N161DW.
  • 1993-05-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N161DW

N161DW is a 1993 Homebuilt Pietenpol Air Camper, serial number 787-393. It is registered to an individual in Fayetteville, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 1, 2024 and expires on February 28, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C65 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 7, 1993.

N161DW has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-12-12 Accident · Tullahoma, TN Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA25LA077
Reported aircraft: Wolstenholme Dennis Pietenpol Air Camper
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to adequately secure the airplane before hand-propping the engine. Contributing was the pilot s lack of training in hand-propping procedures.
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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.