Single-engine piston

N81973

2008 Homebuilt BF9-2

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2008
Serial
24601-001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Vedeneyev M14P
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Bountiful, UT
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Registration record

N81973 on the FAA register

Type
2008 Homebuilt BF9-2
Serial
24601-001
Engines
Vedeneyev M14P
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Bountiful, UT
Certificate issued
2007-04-11
Airworthiness date
2008-10-24
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB2E34
Mode S (octal)
52627064
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-05-31
    Accident at Evanston, WY; damage: substantial.
  • 2008-10-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2007-04-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N81973 to the current registrant.
  • 2007-02-01
    N81973 previously assigned to a Aeronca 7 Champion AC / Champion 7-AC / 7 AC Champ (s/n 7AC598); cancelled.
Overview

About N81973

N81973 is a 2008 Homebuilt BF9-2, serial number 24601-001. It is registered to co-owners in Bountiful, Utah. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 11, 2007 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Vedeneyev M14P engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 24, 2008.

N81973 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2018-05-31 Accident · Evanston, WY Damage: Substantial NTSB · GAA18CA330
Reported aircraft: Sorensen Danny S BF9 2
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to fuel the biplane s main fuel tank before the flight and his inadequate preflight inspection, during which he did not verify the fuel quantity, which resulted in fuel exhaustion
1969-08-05 Accident · Woods Cross,Ut, 44 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3453
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7AC — a different aircraft that carried the N81973 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: HANGAR.
1966-12-16 Accident · Layton Ut, 44 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3817
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7AC — a different aircraft that carried the N81973 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: HIS HOME.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.