# N2436: 1970 Kretsinger BENSEN B8M, registration cancelled 2019-01-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 15, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Kretsinger BENSEN B8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/kretsinger-bensen-b8m) (registry code 13007H7)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: BA42670-1VWM
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 26, 1979
- Certificate issued: October 7, 1970
- Last registry action: February 12, 2015
- Mode S code: A23E4E
- Owner when cancelled: [Eldridge U Kretsinger](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELDRIDGE%20U%20KRETSINGER)
- Location: [St Louis Park, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/St%20Louis%20Park)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.9566° N, 93.3817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55426, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2436
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2436
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2436-2019-01-15

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 Kretsinger BENSEN B8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/kretsinger-bensen-b8m.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 GAA15CA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA109), Jun 7, 2015: Kretsinger Bensen B8M (N2436), Maple Plain, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, resulting in a loss of control, and a collision with terrain.
- [NTSB CHI00LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA075), Feb 20, 2000: Kretsinger Bensen B8M (N2436), Wayzata, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's poor inflight planning in that he turned into a tailwind which resulted in diminished airspeed. Factors associated with the accident were the tailwind, low altitude maneuvering, the snow…
- [NTSB MKC71FDM36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FDM36), Nov 5, 1970: Bensen B-8M (N2436), Lake Elmo, MN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20150607007179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150607007179A), Jun 7, 2015: Kretsinger BENSEN B8M (N2436), Maple Plain, MN, Substantial damage. The pilot reported that he had been flying the aircraft for about 10 minutes conducting some hovering and tight pattern work over the runway. While making a…
- [Accident 20000220006809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000220006809A), Feb 20, 2000: N2436, Wayzata, MN, No damage. (-23) Pilot was low altitude at 200 feet. During tunr to downwind flight air spped got very low with possible stall. Pilot recovered at ground level. Wheels…

## Other aircraft with N2436

- [Cancelled 1937-11-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2436-1937-11-01): Buhl Airstar CA-3-A, S/N 2. Owner: [Papulias John Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAPULIAS%20JOHN%20JR), [Steubenville, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Steubenville)

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