# N9971B: 2008 Bordelon Scott MONARCH BUTTERFLY

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bordelon Scott MONARCH BUTTERFLY](https://openairdocs.org/model/bordelon-scott-monarch-butterfly) (registry code 05627JW, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 582SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (registry code 55556)
- Serial number: SB002
- Year built: 2008
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 23, 2008
- Certificate issued: July 26, 2018
- Expires: July 31, 2028
- Mode S code: ADEF21
- Registered owner: [Bordelon Scott P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BORDELON%20SCOTT%20P)
- Location: [Ehco, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Ehco)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.1100° N, 92.2415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 71330, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9971B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9971B

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 (Bordelon Scott MONARCH BUTTERFLY)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 582SER)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N9971B.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N9971B.

## Reports on N9971B not matched to an aircraft (3)

They name N9971B, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19930227008499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930227008499I), Feb 27, 1993: Cessna 172RG (N9971B), Aurora, CO, Minor damage. Unable to lower left main gear. Landed gear up beside runway. Left main gear pivot assembly had broken.
- [Incident 19920624032319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920624032319I), Jun 24, 1992: Cessna 172RG (N9971B), Chicago/Aurora, IL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing gear rollout.
- [Incident 19860329038919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860329038919I), Mar 29, 1986: Cessna 172RG (N9971B), Aurora, IL. Returned to air after touchdown and drifted to touchdown beside runway. Gusty winds a factor.

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N9971B

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N9971B before.

- [Cancelled 2008-08-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9971B-2008-08-22): Bordelon Scott BENSON, S/N SB001, built 2005. Owner: [Bordelon Scott P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BORDELON%20SCOTT%20P), [Echo, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Echo)

## Related

- Other Bordelon Scott MONARCH BUTTERFLY aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bordelon-scott-monarch-butterfly/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 582SER engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser.md

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