# N2288X: 1979 Hopper-John BENSEN B-8M, registration cancelled 2012-08-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 13, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Hopper-John BENSEN B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/hopper-john-bensen-b-8m) (registry code 13021W1)
- Engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101)
- Serial number: 1027211549
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 18, 1980
- Last registry action: February 11, 2009
- Mode S code: A2023F
- Location: [Phillipsburg, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Phillipsburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8205° N, 99.3376° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67661, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2288X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2288X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2288X-2012-08-13

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 Hopper-John BENSEN B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/hopper-john-bensen-b-8m.md

## Other aircraft with N2288X

- [Cancelled 1965-09-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2288X-1965-09-13): Cessna 337, S/N 3370188. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Floair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLOAIR%20INC), [Newton, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Newton)

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