# N2309S: 1979 Hunt-William BENSEN B-8M, registration cancelled 1981-10-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 1, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hunt-William BENSEN B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/hunt-william-bensen-b-8m) (registry code 13021W6)
- Serial number: 3615
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: October 20, 1978
- Mode S code: A20C24
- Owner when cancelled: [Hunt William N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUNT%20WILLIAM%20N)
- Location: [Paducah, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Paducah)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.0306° N, 88.7094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 42001, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2309S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2309S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2309S-1981-10-01

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 Hunt-William BENSEN B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/hunt-william-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 ATL81FLQ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLQ16), May 8, 1981: Bensen B8M (N2309S), Smithland, KY, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## 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 19810508022839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810508022839A), May 8, 1981: Amtrbx BENSENB8M (N2309S), Smithland, KY, Substantial damage. Rocked gyrocopter waving at friends at low altitude. Caused rotor flap and rotorprop strike. Lost control of copter

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