# N2257C: 1967 Bensen B-8M, registration cancelled 2013-05-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 16, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bensen B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8m) (registry code 1300516)
- Engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101)
- Serial number: 1H
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Gyroplane
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 6, 1967
- Certificate issued: March 29, 1967
- Last registry action: October 10, 2000
- Mode S code: A1F6E4
- Owner when cancelled: [Hirsch Eugene W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HIRSCH%20EUGENE%20W)
- Location: [Merlin, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Merlin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5184° N, 123.6564° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97532, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2257C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2257C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2257C-2013-05-16

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 Bensen B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/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 LAX67A0100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0100), Apr 22, 1967: Bensen B-8M (N2257C), George Afb, CA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N2257C

- [Cancelled 1960-11-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2257C-1960-11-07): Cessna 180, S/N 30557. Exported to Liberia. Owner: [Raymond International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAYMOND%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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