# N1559: Edwards B-8M, registration cancelled 1979-04-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 10, 1979
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Edwards B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/edwards-b-8m) (registry code 1300724)
- Serial number: 1
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: November 23, 1977
- Mode S code: A0E055
- Owner when cancelled: [Garrick Wallace I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GARRICK%20WALLACE%20I)
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1559
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1559
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1559-1979-04-10

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 Edwards B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/edwards-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 MIA77FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA055-142239), Mar 24, 1978: Bensen B-8M (N1559), Homestead, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N1559

- [Cancelled 2022-02-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1559-2022-02-05): Beech A200, S/N BC-16. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [U S Department Of Homeland Security](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/U%20S%20DEPARTMENT%20OF%20HOMELAND%20SECURITY), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- [Cancelled 1930-03-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1559-1930-03-20): Thomas Morse S4C, S/N NONE. Owner: [Hodsdon Leslie N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HODSDON%20LESLIE%20N), [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)

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