# N2294: 1969 Toothaker-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: [Toothaker-Bensen B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/toothaker-bensen-b-8m) (registry code 13007TE)
- Engine: [Menasco 0-45](https://openairdocs.org/engine/menasco-0-45) (registry code 43501)
- Serial number: MJT3-16-53
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 15, 1978
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A20554
- Location: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2294
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2294
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2294-2012-08-13

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 Toothaker-Bensen B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/toothaker-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 MIA80DKA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKA09), Aug 23, 1980: Bensen B8M (N2294), Vega Baja, PR, substantial damage

## 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 19800823039079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800823039079A), Aug 23, 1980: Amtrbx BENSENB8M (N2294), Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. Distributor seized. Engine quit in pattern. Trying to make runway and struck trees.

## Other aircraft with N2294

- [Cancelled 1928-06-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2294-1928-06-20): Standard J-1, S/N A-561. Owner: [Calumet Air Transport Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CALUMET%20AIR%20TRANSPORT%20CO%20INC), [Gary, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Gary)

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