# N188WM: Metcalf William BENSEN GYROCOPTER, registration cancelled 1991-11-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 21, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Metcalf William BENSEN GYROCOPTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/metcalf-william-bensen-gyrocopter) (registry code 13015BK)
- Serial number: WM1
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: June 28, 1989
- Last registry action: July 12, 1989
- Mode S code: A16064
- Owner when cancelled: [Metcalf William](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/METCALF%20WILLIAM)
- Location: [Santa Fe, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Santa%20Fe)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.6870° N, 105.9378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Fe, NM, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N188WM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=188WM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N188WM-1991-11-21

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Metcalf William BENSEN GYROCOPTER: https://openairdocs.org/model/metcalf-william-bensen-gyrocopter.md

## Other aircraft with N188WM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N188WM): Gulfstream Aerospace GVIII-G700, S/N 87109, built 2025
- [Cancelled 2018-12-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N188WM-2018-12-15): Myers Merlin Wayne CARRERA 1, S/N 001, built 1989. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Smith William R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20WILLIAM%20R), [Elizabeth, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Elizabeth)

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