# N87897: 1977 Rubeck PIETENPOL, registration cancelled 2013-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Rubeck PIETENPOL](https://openairdocs.org/model/rubeck-pietenpol) (registry code 7040214)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-145B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (registry code 41502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC 210](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: CER-1
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 15, 1981
- Certificate issued: April 26, 1977
- Last registry action: January 9, 2007
- Mode S code: AC17C1
- Owner when cancelled: [Rubeck Charles E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUBECK%20CHARLES%20E)
- Location: [Spencer, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Spencer)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2721° N, 86.7918° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 47460, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87897
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=87897
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87897-2013-05-15

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Rubeck PIETENPOL: https://openairdocs.org/model/rubeck-pietenpol.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 CHI78DEV04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEV04), Oct 16, 1977: Pietenpol Camper (N87897), Marshall, IL, destroyed

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