Single-engine piston

N973DS

2004 Homebuilt Pietenpol Aircamper

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2004
Serial
1-C
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Charles City, IA
Registration record

N973DS on the FAA register

Type
2004 Homebuilt Pietenpol Aircamper
Serial
1-C
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Charles City, IA
Certificate issued
2014-07-24
Airworthiness date
2004-08-14
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AD8F26
Mode S (octal)
53307446
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-07-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N973DS.
  • 2004-08-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N973DS

N973DS is a 2004 Homebuilt Pietenpol Aircamper, serial number 1-C. It is registered to an individual in Charles City, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 24, 2014 and expires on July 31, 2027.

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 August 14, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N973DS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N973DS.

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.