# N2716: 1975 Bensen Gyrocopter B-8MG

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bensen Gyrocopter B-8MG](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-gyrocopter-b-8mg) (registry code 13007Z3, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101)
- Serial number: BCJH-1
- Year built: 1975
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 6, 1977
- Certificate issued: June 25, 2002
- Expires: July 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A2AD5D
- Registered owner: [Abercrombie David R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ABERCROMBIE%20DAVID%20R)
- Location: [Eatonton, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Eatonton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3230° N, 83.3700° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 31024, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2716
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2716

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 Gyrocopter B-8MG)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N2716.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N2716.

## 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 N2716

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2716 before.

- [Cancelled 1937-08-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2716-1937-08-01): Standard J-1, S/N 223 SUB, built 1926. Owner: [Hanson Conrad](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HANSON%20CONRAD), [Arnegard, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Arnegard)

## Related

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

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