# N2739: 1973 Alkire PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Alkire PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER](https://openairdocs.org/model/alkire-pietenpol-air-camper) (registry code 7040107, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 1973
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 24, 1980
- Certificate issued: July 20, 1983
- Expires: October 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A2B534
- Registered owner: [Alkire Richard P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALKIRE%20RICHARD%20P)
- Location: [Dayton, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Dayton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8356° N, 84.2574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45415, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2739
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2739

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 (Alkire PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI92DEX04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DEX04), Jul 31, 1992: Alkire Pietenpol (N2739), Delphi, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: SEPARATION OF THE PROPELLER WHILE IN FLIGHT, AND UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TO EFFECT A FORCED LANDING.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19920731028469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920731028469A), Jul 31, 1992: Amtr PIETENPOL (N2739), Delphi, IN, Substantial damage. Propeller separated in flight. Flipped over on forced landing. Propeller attach bolts failed due rust and corrosion

## Reports on N2739 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N2739, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19780407008269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780407008269I), Apr 7, 1978: Amtrpo POLENSPECIAL (N2739), Dublin, OH, Minor damage. Forced landing after water pump malfunctioned. Gear broken off during landing.

## 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 N2739

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2739 before.

- [Cancelled 1932-10-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2739-1932-10-17): Standard J-1, S/N 105. Owner: [Martin Cc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARTIN%20CC), [Providence, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Providence)

## Related

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

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