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N4453D1983 Davis Lindsay Clyde BENSON B8M

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled May 4, 2015.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Aug 1984)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Trenton, MI
owner city / state
Engine
4318A&E/0-100 · 72 hp
Mcculloch
Owners
1
since 1984
NTSB events
1
substantial, 1984
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
Trenton, MI
Certificate issued
Feb 9, 1984
Canceled
May 4, 2015
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur Built
Airworthiness date
Dec 1, 1983

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
Davis Lindsay Clyde
Model
BENSON B8M
Year
1983
Serial number
367588998
Aircraft type
Rotorcraft
Category
Land
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Seats
1
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A55FF5

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 – 2015Individual ownerTrenton, MI

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 · substantial damage

Aug 13, 1984 · Gross Ile, MI

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS IN THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN WHEN HE NOTICED THE ENG CYLINDER HEAD TEMP EXCEEDING THE RED LINE. HE ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE TEMP BY REDUCING THE ENG RPM BUT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALT. THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE ACFT TOWARD THE AIRPORT AND AT APRX 1000 FT FROM THE RWY, THE END QUIT. THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE WATER. EXAMINATION OF THE ENG AFTER THE ACCIDENT…

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
CHI84LA347

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CHI84LA347)

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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