# N5434: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: March 25, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5434
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5434

## Aircraft that carried N5434

- [Cancelled 2013-03-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5434-2013-03-25): Bensen B-8M, S/N 8959, built 1971. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Bogalusa, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Bogalusa)
- [Cancelled 1940-05-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5434-1940-05-23): Travel Air Manufacturing BIPLANE, S/N 523. Owner: [Bivins J L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIVINS%20J%20L), [Amarillo, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Amarillo)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5434 (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.

- [Incident 20110128002939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110128002939I), Jan 28, 2011: Bensen B-8M (N5434), Sugarland, TX, Minor damage. The pilot landed with the gear retracted. The pilot admitted that while on final he got distracted and failed to extend the landing gear. He was the only…

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