Single-engine piston

N688Y

1968 Homebuilt Air Camper

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1968
Serial
68-1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Corvallis, OR
Registration record

N688Y on the FAA register

Type
1968 Homebuilt Air Camper
Serial
68-1
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Corvallis, OR
Certificate issued
2025-03-31
Airworthiness date
1978-04-19
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A92315
Mode S (octal)
52221425
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N688Y.
  • 1978-06-28
    Accident at Tacoma,Wa, 47; damage: substantial.
  • 1978-04-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1968
    Manufactured (1968).
Overview

About N688Y

N688Y is a 1968 Homebuilt Air Camper, serial number 68-1. It is registered to an individual in Corvallis, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 31, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

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 April 19, 1978.

N688Y has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1978-06-28 Accident · Tacoma,Wa, 47 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1249
Reported aircraft: Pietenpol Bowers
Probable cause: IOUS MAG PROBLEMS.

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.