Single-engine piston

N973BP

2009 Homebuilt Pietenpol BIG Piet

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2009
Serial
BP003
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Valdosta, GA
What's N973BP worth? Track flights
Registration record

N973BP on the FAA register

Type
2009 Homebuilt Pietenpol BIG Piet
Serial
BP003
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Valdosta, GA
Certificate issued
2020-08-06
Airworthiness date
2009-09-19
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AD8EF1
Mode S (octal)
53307361
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-08-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N973BP.
  • 2009-09-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N973BP

N973BP is a 2009 Homebuilt Pietenpol BIG Piet, serial number BP003. It is registered to an individual in Valdosta, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 6, 2020 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 19, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N973BP. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2019-07-16 Accident · Gainesboro, TN Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA19LA228
Reported aircraft: Pietenpol BIG Piet — a different aircraft that carried the N973BP registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: Separation of the spinner cap for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence, which resulted in contact and subsequent separation of the wooden propeller blade tip.

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

Same state

Other aircraft registered in Georgia

N97365
1979 Cessna 182Q Skylane
N9736Q
1971 Beechcraft A24R Sierra 200
N97396
1979 Cessna 182Q Skylane
N9742Q
1971 Beechcraft C23 Sundowner
N9742W
Piper Cherokee 140 / PA-28 Cherokee / Cherokee 160
N9743B
1981 Cessna 172RG Cutlass
All 8,801 aircraft registered in Georgia →
Similar aircraft

Other single-engine pistons on the register

Own N973BP?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Aircraft registered in Georgia· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

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.