# N1859: 1969 Bensen B-8M

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bensen B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8m) (registry code 1300516, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101)
- Serial number: 431-29856
- Year built: 1969
- Type: Gyroplane
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 18, 1969
- Certificate issued: February 26, 1969
- Expires: July 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A156D2
- Registered owner: [Grumette Steve](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRUMETTE%20STEVE)
- Location: [Oak View, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oak%20View)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.4033° N, 119.2984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93022, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1859
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1859

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Bensen B-8M)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N1859.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N1859.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## Service difficulty reports on N1859 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N1859, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR BIER200401059](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BIER200401059), Mar 12, 2004: VOLT REGULATOR. FAILED. SMELLED SMOKE IN COCKPIT, CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED, SHUT-DOWN ALL POWER TO AIRCRAFT. FOUND OVERVOLTAGE CIRCUIT DID NOT DISABLE WHEN REGULATOR ALLOWED VOLTAGE TO C

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N1859

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N1859 before.

- [Cancelled 1930-04-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1859-1930-04-30): Eaglerock LONG WING EAGLEROCK, S/N 297, built 1927. Owner: [Commercial Air Transport Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMMERCIAL%20AIR%20TRANSPORT%20CO), [Everett, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Everett)

## Related

- Other Bensen B-8M aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8m/aircraft.md
- The Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100.md

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