Single-engine piston

N8531K

1985 Homebuilt Pietenpol

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1985
Serial
1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C75 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Eagle Lake, MN
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Registration record

N8531K on the FAA register

Type
1985 Homebuilt Pietenpol
Serial
1
Engines
Continental A&C75 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Eagle Lake, MN
Certificate issued
2012-12-13
Airworthiness date
1997-07-23
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ABB502
Mode S (octal)
52732402
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-12-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N8531K to the current registrant.
  • 1997-07-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1985
    Manufactured (1985).
  • 1971-12-13
    N8531K previously assigned to a Stinson 108-2 (s/n 108-1531); cancelled.
Overview

About N8531K

N8531K is a 1985 Homebuilt Pietenpol, serial number 1. It is registered to an individual in Eagle Lake, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 13, 2012 and expires on December 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C75 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 23, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8531K. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1967-07-27 Accident · Anchorage,Alas, 02 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2585
Reported aircraft: Stinson 108 — a different aircraft that carried the N8531K registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: HDOWN.WIND VARIABLE 0 TO 10 KTS.

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.