# N2461B: 1968 Bensen B-8M, registration cancelled 2012-09-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 10, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bensen B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8m) (registry code 1300516)
- Engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101)
- Serial number: X-1
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Gyroplane
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 20, 1970
- Certificate issued: June 24, 1968
- Last registry action: October 6, 1990
- Mode S code: A248C6
- Owner when cancelled: [Gauthier Robert H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GAUTHIER%20ROBERT%20H)
- Location: [Paonia, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Paonia)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9630° N, 107.5996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81428, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2461B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2461B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2461B-2012-09-10

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 Bensen B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8m.md

## Other aircraft with N2461B

- [Cancelled 1956-08-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2461B-1956-08-29): Bell 47G, S/N 1323, built 1955. Exported to Colombia. Owner: [Keystone Helicopter Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KEYSTONE%20HELICOPTER%20CORP), [Philadelphia, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Philadelphia)

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