# N2442: Bensen GYROCOPTER B-8M, registration cancelled 1973-06-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 8, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bensen GYROCOPTER B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-gyrocopter-b-8m) (registry code 059041E)
- Serial number: W-3012-B
- Type of aircraft: Gyroplane
- Certificate issued: January 27, 1969
- Mode S code: A24179
- Owner when cancelled: [Watts Davie John](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WATTS%20DAVIE%20JOHN)
- Location: [East Gadsden, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/East%20Gadsden)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2442
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2442
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2442-1973-06-08

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Bensen GYROCOPTER B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-gyrocopter-b-8m.md

## Other aircraft with N2442

- [Cancelled 2024-07-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2442-2024-07-17): A Van Nierop RISEN 915IS, S/N 26, built 2023. Owner: [Valiair Limited Co Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VALIAIR%20LIMITED%20CO%20TRUSTEE), [Ogden, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Ogden)
- [Cancelled 2012-09-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2442-2012-09-28): TL Ultralight Sro STING S3, S/N TLUSA174, built 2008. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Sarasota, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Sarasota)
- [Cancelled 1937-05-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2442-1937-05-22): Meade 1930, S/N 1001. Owner: [Charlie C Pulliam](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHARLIE%20C%20PULLIAM), [Garden City, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Garden%20City)

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