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N260631977 Nelson BENSEN B-8M

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Feb 21, 2013.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Aug 1994)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Aurora, IL
owner city / state
Engine
4318A&E/0-100 · 72 hp
Mcculloch
Owners
1
since 1984
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 1994
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Aurora, IL
Certificate issued
Sep 19, 1984
Canceled
Feb 21, 2013
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur Built
Airworthiness date
May 9, 1977

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
Nelson
Model
BENSEN B-8M
Year
1977
Serial number
B8M9176
Aircraft type
Rotorcraft
Category
Land
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Seats
1
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A28243

Engine

Make and model
Mcculloch 4318a&E/0-100
Type
Reciprocating
Power
72 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. 1984 – 2013Individual ownerAurora, IL

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Aug 9, 1994 · Sandwich, IL

IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT (OWNER/PILOT/MECHANIC), AND HIS IMPROPER MODIFICATION OF THE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE (OR INABILITY) TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE GYROCOPTER. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S LACK OF FLIGHT TRAINING.

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Fatal
Report
CHI94LA274

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CHI94LA274)

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 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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