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N148RB1996 Benson GYRO1

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 19, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jan 11, 2018.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Oct 1982)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
St Petersburg, FL
owner city / state
Engine
532 · 65 hp
Rotax
Owners
1
since 2007
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 1982
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026
Last registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
St Petersburg, FL
Certificate issued
Nov 2, 2007
Canceled
Jan 11, 2018
Airworthiness
Experimental · Reg. Prior to 01/31/08
Airworthiness date
Jan 30, 2008

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Benson
Model
GYRO1
Year
1996
Serial number
001
Aircraft type
Gyroplane
Category
Land
Certification
Light Sport
Seats
1
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A0C1E1

Engine

Make and model
Rotax 532
Type
2 Cycle
Power
65 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2007 – 2018Individual ownerSt Petersburg, FL

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Oct 1, 1982 · Mt. Vernon, OH

THE GYROCOPTER PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT HARD, BOUNCED AND THEN NOSED OVER.

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
None
Report
CHI83LA001

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CHI83LA001)

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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