# N165MS: 1985 Smith Marvin A PIETENPOL CAMPER, registration cancelled 2012-12-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 7, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Smith Marvin A PIETENPOL CAMPER](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-marvin-a-pietenpol-camper) (registry code 7040394)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: MAS65
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 3, 1989
- Certificate issued: April 28, 2008
- Last registry action: April 28, 2008
- Mode S code: A10565
- Owner when cancelled: [Yoncher Clayton T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YONCHER%20CLAYTON%20T)
- Location: [Kasilof, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Kasilof)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 60.2810° N, 151.2730° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99610, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N165MS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=165MS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N165MS-2012-12-07

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Smith Marvin A PIETENPOL CAMPER: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-marvin-a-pietenpol-camper.md

## 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 ANC08CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA081), Jun 27, 2008: Marvin A. Smith Pietenpol Air Camper (N165MS), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20080627840869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080627840869A), Jun 27, 2008: PIETENCAMPER (N165MS), Soldotna, AL, Substantial damage. (-23) The student pilot was operating the aircraft in the traffic pattern. The aircraft turned final and established a stabilized approach. While on shrot…
- [Incident 19860625041359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860625041359I), Jun 25, 1986: Amtrpl AIRCAMPER (N165MS), Kenosha, WI, Minor damage. Engine sputtered and quit after pilot smelled steam. Landed in a field. Defective cooling system sprayed ignition.

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