# N86531: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: November 14, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=86531
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86531

## Aircraft that carried N86531

- [Cancelled 2012-11-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86531-2012-11-14): Karrels BENSEN B-8M, S/N RRK-1, built 1977. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hazelgreen, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Hazelgreen)

## NTSB investigations on N86531 (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 IAD79FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA067), Aug 19, 1979: Benson R8M (N86531), Fayetteville, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N86531 (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 19790819030449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790819030449A), Aug 19, 1979: Amtrbx BENSEN8M (N86531), Fayetteville, TN, Destroyed. Gyrocopter pilot struck powerlines while maneuvering at an unsafe altitude. Wires hidden by trees.

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