# N60049: Gyrodyne Co Of America B-8

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Gyrodyne Co Of America B-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/gyrodyne-co-of-america-b-8) (registry code 05901N2, 1 seats)
- Serial number: 100-2229
- Type: Gyroplane
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Certificate issued: September 2, 2021
- Expires: September 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A7CA45
- Registered owner: [Feola John A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FEOLA%20JOHN%20A)
- Location: [Hawley, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Hawley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4504° N, 75.1094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18428, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=60049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60049

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 (Gyrodyne Co Of America B-8)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N60049.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N60049.

## Reports on N60049 not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N60049, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19840829051979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840829051979I), Aug 29, 1984: Beech 76 (N60049), Lafayette, LA, Minor damage. The nose gear collapsed on the landing roll. Cause undetermined.
- [Incident 19800117015139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800117015139I), Jan 17, 1980: Beech 76 (N60049), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. Attempted turnoff at excessive speed. Left main gear struck concrete junction box. Gear separated at wing attach

## 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 N60049

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N60049 before.

- [Cancelled 2004-03-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60049-2004-03-24): Douglas DC3, S/N 15805. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Cascade Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CASCADE%20AIR%20INC), [Ephrata, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Ephrata)
- [Cancelled 1972-06-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60049-1972-06-09): Cessna 150J, S/N 15070034. Owner: [Maxair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAXAIR%20INC), [Appleton, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Appleton)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60049-undated): Cessna T-50, S/N 3748   (42-58257), built 1942. Owner: [Leland York DBA Albany Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LELAND%20YORK%20DBA%20ALBANY%20AIRCRAFT%20CO)

## Related

- Other Gyrodyne Co Of America B-8 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/gyrodyne-co-of-america-b-8/aircraft.md

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