# N1479: Lee BENSEN GYRO 83PB, registration cancelled 1984-07-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 3, 1984
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Lee BENSEN GYRO 83PB](https://openairdocs.org/model/lee-bensen-gyro-83pb) (registry code 1300108)
- Serial number: RL-1
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 22, 1975
- Last registry action: July 3, 1984
- Mode S code: A0C044
- Owners when cancelled: [Lee Charles R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEE%20CHARLES%20R), [Witt Edwin D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WITT%20EDWIN%20D), [Schnake Lester F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHNAKE%20LESTER%20F), [Bearry Lonnie H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEARRY%20LONNIE%20H)
- Location: [Virginia Beach, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Virginia%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.8362° N, 76.1459° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23462, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1479
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1479
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1479-1984-07-03

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 Lee BENSEN GYRO 83PB: https://openairdocs.org/model/lee-bensen-gyro-83pb.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 NYC72ENC02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72ENC02), Jul 4, 1971: Bensen BM-8M (N1479), Steuben, ME, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N1479

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1479): Brough David ZODIAC CH 601 HDS, S/N 64084, built 2003

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