# N2198B: 1996 Whittridge Richard D BENSON B-8M

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Whittridge Richard D BENSON B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/whittridge-richard-d-benson-b-8m) (registry code 05624YP, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101)
- Serial number: EX-1
- Year built: 1996
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 15, 1996
- Certificate issued: April 6, 1994
- Expires: March 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A1DE63
- Registered owner: [Whittridge Richard D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITTRIDGE%20RICHARD%20D)
- Location: [Fairborn, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Fairborn)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8207° N, 84.0003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45324, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2198B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2198B

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 (Whittridge Richard D BENSON 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 N2198B.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N2198B.

## 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.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N2198B

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2198B before.

- [Cancelled 1990-10-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2198B-1990-10-25): Gilbert P Prentice TWIN STAR, S/N TS11209. N-number assigned, not yet registered
- [Cancelled 1978-11-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2198B-1978-11-22): Piper PA-44-180, S/N 44-7995103. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Globe Aero Ltd Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LTD%20INC), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)
- [Cancelled 1965-05-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2198B-1965-05-19): Luscombe T-8F, S/N 6625. Owner: [Pine Bluffs Aviation Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PINE%20BLUFFS%20AVIATION%20CO), [Pine Bluffs, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Pine%20Bluffs)

## Related

- Other Whittridge Richard D BENSON B-8M aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/whittridge-richard-d-benson-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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