# N18224: 1937 Pietenpol LS

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pietenpol LS](https://openairdocs.org/model/pietenpol-ls) (registry code 70401R5, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Ford CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ford-conversion) (registry code 26701)
- Serial number: 20
- Year built: 1937
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 23, 2012
- Certificate issued: November 27, 2019
- Expires: November 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A14AD5
- Registered owner: [Alfred & Lois Kelch Aviation Museum Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALFRED%20%26%20LOIS%20KELCH%20AVIATION%20MUSEUM%20INC)
- Location: [Brodhead, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Brodhead)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6009° N, 89.3612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53520, 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=18224
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18224

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 (Pietenpol LS)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Ford CONVERSION)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N18224.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N18224.

## Reports on N18224 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N18224, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19780531041269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780531041269I), May 31, 1978: Amtrpl AIRCAMPER (N18224), Cincinatti, OH, Minor damage. Heel brakes appeared ineffective and when additional pressure was applied aircraft went up on nose.

## 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.

## Related

- Other Pietenpol LS aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/pietenpol-ls/aircraft.md
- The Ford CONVERSION engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/ford-conversion.md

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