# N2980: 1980 Morgan Barney B BENSEN B-8M

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Morgan Barney B BENSEN B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/morgan-barney-b-bensen-b-8m) (registry code 13021DH, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101)
- Serial number: 8450
- Year built: 1980
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 28, 1980
- Certificate issued: January 7, 1981
- Expires: June 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A3158A
- Registered owner: [Morgan Barney B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MORGAN%20BARNEY%20B)
- Location: [Valley Grande, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Valley%20Grande)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.4963° N, 87.0574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36701, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2980
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2980

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 (Morgan Barney B 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 N2980.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N2980.

## 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 N2980

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2980 before.

- [Cancelled 1930-01-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2980-1930-01-10): Curtiss JN4D, S/N 33847. Owner: [Becker Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BECKER%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Buffalo, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Buffalo)

## Related

- Other Morgan Barney B BENSEN B-8M aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/morgan-barney-b-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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