Accident · substantial damage
May 23, 2020 · Midland, MIThe pilot's loss of control during an aborted landing.
- Damage
- Substantial
- Injuries
- None
- Report
- CEN20CA191
From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN20CA191)
N9863Z2016 James A Williams PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER
Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026
Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, May 2020)No ADs since 1998 matched
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Wheeler, MI
- Certificate issued
- Jul 16, 2015
- Expires
- Jul 31, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur Built
- Airworthiness date
- Aug 5, 2016
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- James A Williams
- Model
- PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER
- Year
- 2016
- Serial number
- JW4352
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Not Type Certificated
- Seats
- 2
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- ADC447
Engine
- Make and model
- Cont Motor A-65 Ser
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 65 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2015 – nowIndividual ownerWheeler, MI · current
- 1976 – 1982Individual ownerMarshall, MN · different airframe: Beechcraft C-45h S/N Af-786
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (1)
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026