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N171MB

Cancelled 2017

Deregistered aircraft · 2007 Polaris Motors 582 FIB · Rotax 582E

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Cancelled: July 19, 2017
Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number: E3503-K897
Year built: 2007
Type: Weight-shift-control
Engine: 2 cycle
Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
Airworthiness date: September 29, 2007
Certificate issued: September 15, 2008
Last registry action: September 15, 2008
Mode S code: A11DF9
Owner when cancelled: Rowe David E
Location: Lexington, SC
Owner type: Individual

Airframe modelPolaris Motors 582 FIBADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelRotax 582E2 cycle

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners’ street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N171MB and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB ERA09LA281Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLexington, SCThe non-certificated pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the non-certificated pilot’s lack of experience in the make and model airplane.May 4, 2009 · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N171MB and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 20090504007609AClimb · Lexington, SC(-23) On may 04, 2009, at about 1430 eastern standard time, a polaris F1B experimental aircraft N171MB registered to [privacy data omitted] operating as 14 CFR part 91 flight crashed in a wooded area after taking off from lake murray in Lexington, SC. Visual…May 4, 2009 · Destroyed