Aircraft Description
N47173 is a 1979 Sampson PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Ripplinger Edward F in Chesterfield, MI. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on April 29, 1981. The registration certificate was issued on December 6, 2021. The registration is set to expire on December 31, 2028. Powered by a Cont Motor A&C75 SERIES engine producing 75 horsepower, N47173 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A5C83A (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N47173 was last updated on July 1, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Sampson is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 3 Sampson aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N47173. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-06-15 01:32:20 UTC