# N1044: 1969 Dirksing BENSEN 8M, registration cancelled 2009-06-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 25, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Registration revoked
- Airframe: [Dirksing BENSEN 8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/dirksing-bensen-8m) (registry code 13007HH)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: WGD-1
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Certificate issued: September 18, 1969
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A01674
- Owner when cancelled: [Dirksing Wilbur George](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIRKSING%20WILBUR%20GEORGE)
- Location: [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0906° N, 118.4908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90049, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1044
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1044-2009-06-25

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Dirksing BENSEN 8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/dirksing-bensen-8m.md

## Other aircraft with N1044

- [Cancelled 2019-09-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1044-2019-09-06): Precisionhawk HAWKEYE MKIII LANCAS, S/N 001104-2. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Precisionhawk USA Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRECISIONHAWK%20USA%20INC), [Raleigh, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Raleigh)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1044-undated): Curtiss JN4D, S/N 44329. Owner: [Curtiss Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CURTISS%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)

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