# N12988: 2005 Bowe Walter PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bowe Walter PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER](https://openairdocs.org/model/bowe-walter-pietenpol-air-camper) (registry code 056179A, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 2005
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 27, 2005
- Certificate issued: August 26, 2010
- Expires: January 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A078B2
- Registered owners: [Bowe Walter C Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOWE%20WALTER%20C%20TRUSTEE), [Mendieta Carlene A Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MENDIETA%20CARLENE%20A%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Sonoma, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sonoma)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.2558° N, 122.4609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95476, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12988
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12988

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Bowe Walter PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N12988.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N12988.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N12988

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N12988 before.

- [Cancelled 2004-10-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12988-2004-10-06): Nordheim Harry A PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER, S/N 1. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Bowe Walter C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOWE%20WALTER%20C), [San Ramon, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Ramon)
- [Cancelled 1975-05-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12988-1975-05-07): Cessna 305E, S/N 23961. Owner: [U S Army](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/U%20S%20ARMY), [Ft Hood, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Ft%20Hood)

## Related

- Other Bowe Walter PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bowe-walter-pietenpol-air-camper/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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