# N218DH: 2000 Holmes David G BENSEN GYROCOPTER, registration cancelled 2017-06-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 14, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Holmes David G BENSEN GYROCOPTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/holmes-david-g-bensen-gyrocopter) (registry code 05610EF)
- Engine: [Subaru ALL MDLS A/B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (registry code 59050)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 17, 2000
- Certificate issued: July 21, 2000
- Last registry action: August 11, 2009
- Mode S code: A1D78D
- Owner when cancelled: [Holmes David G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLMES%20DAVID%20G)
- Location: [Troy, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Troy)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.7667° N, 85.9982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36079, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N218DH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=218DH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218DH-2017-06-14

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 Holmes David G BENSEN GYROCOPTER: https://openairdocs.org/model/holmes-david-g-bensen-gyrocopter.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 MIA01LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA134), Apr 22, 2001: David G. Holmes Bensen Gyrocopter (N218DH), Troy, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed during the approach resulting in a hard landing. A contributing factor in the accident was the loss of engine power during final approach due to…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20010421010019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010421010019A), Apr 21, 2001: Amtr BENSENB8* (N218DH), Troy, AL, Substantial damage. (.19)On April 21, 2001, about 1900 central daylight time, a bensen gyrocopter, N218DH, registered to a private individual, rolled over after touchdown on a…

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