# N12126: 1966 Mcdaniel-Bensen GYROCOPTER B-8M, registration cancelled 1980-07-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 14, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mcdaniel-Bensen GYROCOPTER B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdaniel-bensen-gyrocopter-b-8m) (registry code 13007Q0)
- Serial number: WAM-0001
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: February 8, 1971
- Mode S code: A05A26
- Owner when cancelled: [Holeman Luther L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLEMAN%20LUTHER%20L)
- Location: [Gilmer, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Gilmer)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7912° N, 94.9998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75644, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12126
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12126
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12126-1980-07-14

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 Mcdaniel-Bensen GYROCOPTER B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdaniel-bensen-gyrocopter-b-8m.md

## 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 FTW67A0026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0026), Aug 28, 1966: Bensen B8 (N12126), Dale Robertsn, TX, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N12126

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12126): Embraer EMB-145XR, S/N 145693, built 2003
- [Cancelled 1933-11-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12126-1933-11-15): Stinson U, S/N 9012. Owner: [Iloilo Negros Air Express](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ILOILO%20NEGROS%20AIR%20EXPRESS), Iloilo

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