# N16653: 1972 Kirsch BENSEN B-8M, registration cancelled 2012-07-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 19, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Kirsch BENSEN B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/kirsch-bensen-b-8m) (registry code 1300838)
- Engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 10, 1972
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A10B1B
- Location: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16653
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16653
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16653-2012-07-19

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Kirsch BENSEN B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/kirsch-bensen-b-8m.md

## Other aircraft with N16653

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16653): Beagle Auster BEAGLE AUSTER A-61, S/N TAY220V, built 1947

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