# N23711: 1972 Zinn BENSEN GYRO-COPTER, registration cancelled 2011-08-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 19, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Zinn BENSEN GYRO-COPTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/zinn-bensen-gyro-copter) (registry code 1300886)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 5
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 28, 1973
- Last registry action: November 21, 1984
- Mode S code: A22516
- Location: [Decatur, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Decatur)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8102° N, 88.9278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62521, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23711
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23711
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23711-2011-08-19

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 Zinn BENSEN GYRO-COPTER: https://openairdocs.org/model/zinn-bensen-gyro-copter.md

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