# N2309S: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: October 1, 1981
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2309S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2309S

## Aircraft that carried N2309S

- [Cancelled 1981-10-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2309S-1981-10-01): Hunt-William BENSEN B-8M, S/N 3615, built 1979. Owner: [Hunt William N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUNT%20WILLIAM%20N), [Paducah, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Paducah)

## NTSB investigations on N2309S (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL81FLQ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLQ16), May 8, 1981: Bensen B8M (N2309S), Smithland, KY, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2309S (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19810508022839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810508022839A), May 8, 1981: Amtrbx BENSENB8M (N2309S), Smithland, KY, Substantial damage. Rocked gyrocopter waving at friends at low altitude. Caused rotor flap and rotorprop strike. Lost control of copter

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