# N1709: Politza BENSEN B-8-VW, registration cancelled 2018-01-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 11, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Politza BENSEN B-8-VW](https://openairdocs.org/model/politza-bensen-b-8-vw) (registry code 13007TM)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: EMP5108
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 5, 1974
- Certificate issued: January 10, 1968
- Last registry action: February 16, 2010
- Mode S code: A11CC0
- Owner when cancelled: [Politza Edward M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POLITZA%20EDWARD%20M)
- Location: [Wilburton, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Wilburton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8189° N, 76.3794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17888, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1709
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1709
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1709-2018-01-11

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 Politza BENSEN B-8-VW: https://openairdocs.org/model/politza-bensen-b-8-vw.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 NYC75FGT03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGT03), Jul 16, 1974: Bensen B-8-VW (N1709), Harrisburg, PA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N1709

- [Cancelled 1929-02-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1709-1929-02-06): Waco 9, S/N 201A. Owner: [Charles Leona M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHARLES%20LEONA%20M), [Zanesville, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Zanesville)

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