# N1585: 1968 Bensen B-8, registration cancelled 2020-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Bensen B-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8) (registry code 13005ZX)
- Engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101)
- Serial number: TG-1
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Certificate issued: February 9, 1968
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A0EAEE
- Owner when cancelled: [Gorman George T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GORMAN%20GEORGE%20T)
- Location: [Bakersfield, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Bakersfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4682° N, 118.7797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93306, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1585
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1585
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1585-2020-05-15

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 Bensen B-8: https://openairdocs.org/model/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 LAX69D0057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0057), Jul 14, 1968: Bensen B-8M (N1585), Shafter, CA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N1585

- [Cancelled 1930-11-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1585-1930-11-24): Alexander EAGLEROCK, S/N 176, built 1927. Owner: [Marcil Romeo J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARCIL%20ROMEO%20J), [Thorne, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Thorne)

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