# N21CF: Farrington BENSEN B-8M, registration cancelled 1976-04-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 29, 1976
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Farrington BENSEN B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/farrington-bensen-b-8m) (registry code 1301055)
- Serial number: 382204460
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: December 6, 1973
- Mode S code: A1B761
- Owner when cancelled: [Farrington Charles E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARRINGTON%20CHARLES%20E)
- Location: [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21CF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21CF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21CF-1976-04-29

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Farrington BENSEN B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/farrington-bensen-b-8m.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 LAX76FUM21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUM21), Mar 7, 1976: Bensen B8M (N21CF), Holtville, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N21CF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21CF): Cessna 177B, S/N 17702163, built 1974
- [Cancelled 2011-05-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21CF-2011-05-24): Hoyt Robert H VANS RV-6, S/N 25109, built 1998. Exported to Argentina. Owner: Buenos Aires

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