# N1659: 1967 Rhoton BENSEN, registration cancelled 2012-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Rhoton BENSEN](https://openairdocs.org/model/rhoton-bensen) (registry code 130076Z)
- Engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101)
- Serial number: 16390-1-C-67
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 20, 1967
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A107D4
- Location: [Huntington Bch, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Huntington%20Bch)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7232° N, 118.0087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92647, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1659
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1659
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1659-2012-09-12

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Rhoton BENSEN: https://openairdocs.org/model/rhoton-bensen.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 LAX68A0062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68A0062), Dec 23, 1967: Bensen B8M (N1659), Rialto, CA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N1659

- [Cancelled 1930-09-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1659-1930-09-11): Standard J-1, S/N 1407. Owner: [J T Biggs](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/J%20T%20BIGGS), [Wilson, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Wilson)

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