# N2546: 1969 Klinefelter BENSEN B-8M, registration cancelled 1974-04-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 22, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Klinefelter BENSEN B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/klinefelter-bensen-b-8m) (registry code 13007ER)
- Serial number: 2191B
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: October 20, 1972
- Mode S code: A26984
- Owner when cancelled: [Vierra Jerry A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VIERRA%20JERRY%20A)
- Location: [Salinas, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Salinas)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2546
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2546
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2546-1974-04-22

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Klinefelter BENSEN B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/klinefelter-bensen-b-8m.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 OAK73DVM37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVM37), Jun 19, 1973: Bensen B-8M (N2546), Castroville, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK73DVM22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVM22), Feb 15, 1973: Bensen B-8M (N2546), Salinas, CA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N2546

- [Cancelled 1933-02-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2546-1933-02-10): Standard J-1, S/N 1868. Owner: [Graefe Robert F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAEFE%20ROBERT%20F), [Sheboygan, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Sheboygan)

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