# N12059: Bensen Gyrocopter B7MC, registration cancelled 1998-12-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 10, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bensen Gyrocopter B7MC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-gyrocopter-b7mc) (registry code 13006Q9)
- Serial number: 3
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: February 5, 1996
- Last registry action: February 5, 1996
- Mode S code: A056DB
- Owner when cancelled: [Hess William C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HESS%20WILLIAM%20C)
- Location: [Middletown, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Middletown)
- Physical address: [Daleville, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Daleville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0315° N, 85.5074° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 47356, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12059
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12059-1998-12-10

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 Bensen Gyrocopter B7MC: https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-gyrocopter-b7mc.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CHI76AEA41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AEA41), Jun 10, 1976: Bensen B7MC (N12059), Mooresville, IN, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67A0054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0054), Oct 23, 1966: Bensen B7MC (N12059), French Lick, IN, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N12059

- [Cancelled 1934-08-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12059-1934-08-02): Hervey C Wright/S W Gingerich WRIGHT/GINGERIRH HS, S/N WGA-1. Owner: [Wright Hervey C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WRIGHT%20HERVEY%20C), [Iowa City, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Iowa%20City)

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