# N1253: 1967 Hatch-Bensen GYROCOPTER, registration cancelled 1971-02-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 24, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hatch-Bensen GYROCOPTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/hatch-bensen-gyrocopter) (registry code 1300734)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: July 5, 1970
- Mode S code: A06906
- Owner when cancelled: [Hatch Edward M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HATCH%20EDWARD%20M)
- Location: [Whittier, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Whittier)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1253
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1253
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1253-1971-02-24

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Hatch-Bensen GYROCOPTER: https://openairdocs.org/model/hatch-bensen-gyrocopter.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 DIA69D0042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0042), Jun 30, 1968: Bensen Hatch (N1253), Raleigh, NC, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N1253

- [Cancelled 2010-03-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1253-2010-03-23): Cannon Michael D GLASAIR IIS-RG, S/N 2216, built 2006. Owner: [Cannon Michael D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CANNON%20MICHAEL%20D), [Weirsdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Weirsdale)
- [Cancelled 1991-04-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1253-1991-04-09): Dept Of The Army LONG EZ, S/N 1240. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Dept Of Army](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEPT%20OF%20ARMY), [Ft Lewis, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Ft%20Lewis)
- [Cancelled 1939-06-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1253-1939-06-15): Luscombe 4, S/N 400, built 1938. Owner: [Luscombe Airplane Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LUSCOMBE%20AIRPLANE%20CORP), [Trenton, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Trenton)

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