# N2469: 1986 Willi Don E B8M, registration cancelled 2013-07-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 2, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Willi Don E B8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/willi-don-e-b8m) (registry code 13021PM)
- Engine: [Mcculloch ALL MDLS A/B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-all-mdls-a-b) (registry code 43102)
- Serial number: 86
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 8, 1987
- Certificate issued: July 1, 1986
- Last registry action: March 30, 1991
- Mode S code: A249DC
- Owner when cancelled: [Willi Don E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLI%20DON%20E)
- Location: [Warren, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Warren)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5159° N, 83.0165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48093, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2469
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2469
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2469-2013-07-02

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 Willi Don E B8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/willi-don-e-b8m.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 CHI87DEC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEC05), Sep 25, 1987: Willi/Bensen B-8M (N2469), Fraser, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: DETERIORATION OF THE INTERNAL SURFACE OF THE FUEL TANK WHICH LED TO BLOCKAGE OF THE FUEL FLOW AND SUBSEQUENT FUEL STARVATION OF THE ENGINE.

## 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 19870925082169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870925082169A), Sep 25, 1987: Amtrbx BENSENB8M (N2469), Frasher, MI, Substantial damage. Lost power and crashed on takeoff. Seat tank sealer clogged the fuel filters and jammed check valve. Scraped tank.

## Other aircraft with N2469

- [Cancelled 1934-02-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2469-1934-02-01): Dunham Erwin J 1, S/N 1. Owner: [Dunham Erwin J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUNHAM%20ERWIN%20J), [Hamburg, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Hamburg)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2469-undated): Richard Vandecar B-8M, S/N 1. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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