# N1573: 1968 Smith-Bensen B-8, registration cancelled 2020-05-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 23, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Smith-Bensen B-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-bensen-b-8) (registry code 1300773)
- Engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Certificate issued: February 16, 1968
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A0E6F1
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith George J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20GEORGE%20J)
- Location: [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.2144° N, 110.8237° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85710, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1573
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1573
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1573-2020-05-23

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 Smith-Bensen B-8: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-bensen-b-8.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 LAX69F0124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0124), Sep 1, 1968: Bensen B-8M (N1573), Coolidge, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N1573

- [Cancelled 1927-11-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1573-1927-11-22): Standard J-1, S/N 6120. Owner: [Wittman Sylvester J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WITTMAN%20SYLVESTER%20J), [Oshkosh, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Oshkosh)

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