# N105WB: Bennett William J MINI - 500, registration cancelled 1999-12-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 23, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bennett William J MINI - 500](https://openairdocs.org/model/bennett-william-j-mini-500) (registry code 05601VW)
- Serial number: 0058
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: October 1, 1995
- Last registry action: November 18, 1998
- Mode S code: A0193D
- Owner when cancelled: [Bennett William J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENNETT%20WILLIAM%20J)
- Location: [White Oak, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/White%20Oak)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3388° N, 79.7961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 15131, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N105WB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=105WB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N105WB-1999-12-23

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Bennett William J MINI - 500: https://openairdocs.org/model/bennett-william-j-mini-500.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 98ZZZX1686](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX1686), Apr 20, 1998: NUT. DETACHED. ROTOR CONTROL NUT BACKED OFF OF BOLT P/N 0434 DISCONNECTING MAIN ROTOR PITCH CONTROL. SUBMITTER STATED NUT AND BOLT ASSY SHOULD BE DOUBLE-NUTTED OR DRILLED AND 

## NTSB investigations (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 MIA98LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA137), Apr 20, 1998: Bennett M-500A (N105WB), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: a hex nut on the cyclic flight control pushrod bolt had backed off for undetermined reason(s) and allowed the bolt to become disconnected from the control yoke teeter block, resulting in a loss of…

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19980420007379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980420007379A), Apr 20, 1998: Amtr MINI500 (N105WB), Lakeland, FL, Substantial damage. Vibration on approach. Nosed down. Impacted nose first. Rolled over. Rotor control push rod came off. Lost cyclic. (-23) pilot stated he experienced a 1 to 1…

## Other aircraft with N105WB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N105WB): Cameron Balloons US 0-105, S/N 6677, built 2013

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