# N171MB: 2007 Polaris Motors 582 FIB, registration cancelled 2017-07-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 19, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Polaris Motors 582 FIB](https://openairdocs.org/model/polaris-motors-582-fib) (registry code 05903VT)
- Engine: [Rotax 582E](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582e) (registry code 55557)
- Serial number: E3503-K897
- Year built: 2007
- Type of aircraft: Weight-shift-control
- Engine type: 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](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROWE%20DAVID%20E)
- Location: [Lexington, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Lexington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0013° N, 81.2707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29072, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N171MB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=171MB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N171MB-2017-07-19

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.

ADs and bulletins for the Polaris Motors 582 FIB: https://openairdocs.org/model/polaris-motors-582-fib.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA09LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA281), May 4, 2009: Polaris Motors 582 FIB (N171MB), Lexington, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## 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.

- [Accident 20090504007609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090504007609A), May 4, 2009: Polari 582FIB (N171MB), Lexington, SC, Destroyed. (-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…

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