# N976BB: 2020 Brian D Beatty VANS AIRCRAFT RV7

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Brian D Beatty VANS AIRCRAFT RV7](https://openairdocs.org/model/brian-d-beatty-vans-aircraft-rv7) (registry code 05638Y1, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Titan IOX-370 SERIE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/titan-iox-370-serie) (registry code 59471)
- Serial number: 72714
- Year built: 2020
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-7
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 18, 2020
- Certificate issued: December 9, 2019
- Expires: December 31, 2029
- Mode S code: AD9A0A
- Registered owner: [Beatty Brian D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEATTY%20BRIAN%20D)
- Location: [Centennial, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Centennial)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.6120° N, 104.8828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80111, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=976BB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N976BB

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 (Brian D Beatty VANS AIRCRAFT RV7)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Titan IOX-370 SERIE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N976BB.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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.

- [Incident 20250906013839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250906013839I), Sep 6, 2025: Brian D Beatty VANS AIRCRAFT RV7 (N976BB), Salida, CO, Minor damage. On September 6, 2025 at 0820 MDT, a vans RV-7, collided with a wooden barricade on taxiway A4 near the intersection of the ramp. Weather at the time of…

## 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.

## Related

- Other Brian D Beatty VANS AIRCRAFT RV7 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/brian-d-beatty-vans-aircraft-rv7/aircraft.md
- The Titan IOX-370 SERIE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/titan-iox-370-serie.md

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