# N5987: 1972 Pietenpol AIRCAMPER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pietenpol AIRCAMPER](https://openairdocs.org/model/pietenpol-aircamper) (registry code 70401K6, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 1972
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 14, 1977
- Certificate issued: October 6, 2023
- Expires: October 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A7BE6C
- Registered owner: [Marginal Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARGINAL%20AVIATION)
- Location: [Webster, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Webster)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.5236° N, 93.3835° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55088, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5987
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5987

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 AIRCAMPER)

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 MKC77DER74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DER74), Aug 6, 1977: Pietenpol-A Scout (N5987), Mankato, MN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N5987.

## Reports on N5987 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N5987, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19770806027819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770806027819A), Aug 6, 1977: Amtr 70401K6 (N5987), Mankato, MN, Substantial damage. Engine model is a chevrolet corvair.

## 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 N5987

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N5987 before.

- [Cancelled 1929-06-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5987-1929-06-14): Waco 9, S/N 241, built 1926. Owner: [Mayer Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAYER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Bridgeville, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Bridgeville)

## Related

- Other Pietenpol AIRCAMPER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/pietenpol-aircamper/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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