# N1450: 1968 Culbertson B-8M GYROCOPTER, registration cancelled 1980-04-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 23, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Culbertson B-8M GYROCOPTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/culbertson-b-8m-gyrocopter) (registry code 1300729)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 2, 1978
- Last registry action: May 3, 1980
- Mode S code: A0B79B
- Location: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1450
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1450
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1450-1980-04-23

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Culbertson B-8M GYROCOPTER: https://openairdocs.org/model/culbertson-b-8m-gyrocopter.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 LAX79FVM27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FVM27), Jun 17, 1979: Bensen B8M (N1450), Paso Robles, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB OAK78DVM49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVM49), Sep 23, 1978: Benson B8M (N1450), Watsonville, CA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N1450

- [Cancelled 2012-02-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1450-2012-02-15): Doug Mackenzie HUMMEL BUG, S/N 007. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Adkins Ron D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ADKINS%20RON%20D), [Mcallen, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Mcallen)
- [Cancelled 1930-01-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1450-1930-01-16): Buhl Airstar CA-3-A, S/N 18, built 1927. Owner: [Wilson Theodore R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILSON%20THEODORE%20R), [Cashmere, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Cashmere)

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