Single-engine piston

N5987

1972 Homebuilt Aircamper

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1972
Serial
1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Marginal Aviation (Corporation)
Based
Webster, MN
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Registration record

N5987 on the FAA register

Type
1972 Homebuilt Aircamper
Serial
1
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Marginal Aviation
Webster, MN
Certificate issued
2023-10-06
Airworthiness date
1977-05-14
Registration expires
2030-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A7BE6C
Mode S (octal)
51737154
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-10-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N5987 to the current registrant.
  • 1977-08-06
    Accident at Mankato,Mn, 23; damage: substantial.
  • 1977-05-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1972
    Manufactured (1972).
  • 1929-06-14
    N5987 previously assigned to a Waco 9 (s/n 241); cancelled.
Overview

About N5987

N5987 is a 1972 Homebuilt Aircamper, serial number 1. The FAA register lists Marginal Aviation as the registrant in Webster, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 6, 2023 and expires on October 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 14, 1977.

N5987 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1977-08-06 Accident · Mankato,Mn, 23 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2473
Reported aircraft: Pietenpol-A Scout

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.