# N8601E: 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: November 15, 1972
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8601E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8601E

## Aircraft that carried N8601E

- [Cancelled 1972-11-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8601E-1972-11-15): Patton Gyrocopter BENSEN B7MC, S/N 1, built 1962. Owner: [Patton Robert L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PATTON%20ROBERT%20L), [Lafayette, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Lafayette)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8601E-undated): Wing D-1, S/N 006. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N8601E (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 MIA86LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA139), Apr 30, 1986: Wing D-1 (N8601E), Bunnell, FL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8601E (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 19860430071089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860430071089A), Apr 30, 1986: Wing D1WING (N8601E), Bunnell, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed short of runway. Canopy had become unlatched and pilot was making a landing holding it closed.

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