# N1697: Smith-Bensen B-8, registration cancelled 1970-06-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 26, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Smith-Bensen B-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-bensen-b-8) (registry code 1300773)
- Serial number: 127672590
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: February 17, 1967
- Mode S code: A1166A
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Ellis W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20ELLIS%20W)
- Location: [San Bernardino, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Bernardino)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1697
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1697
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1697-1970-06-26

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 Smith-Bensen B-8: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-bensen-b-8.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 OAK69F0123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69F0123), Aug 24, 1968: Bensen B-8 (N1697), Santa Rosa, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB LAX68A0088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68A0088), Mar 16, 1968: Bensen B-8 (N1697), Adelanto, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX67A0081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0081), Mar 2, 1967: Bensen B-8 (N1697), Fontana, CA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N1697

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1697): Waterson Robert L GREAT LAKES 2T-1A-2W, S/N 001, built 1991
- [Cancelled 1929-01-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1697-1929-01-29): Curtiss JN4D, S/N I-573, built 1927. Owner: [Shelton Francis E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHELTON%20FRANCIS%20E), [Denton, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Denton)

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