# N26063: 1977 Nelson BENSEN B-8M, registration cancelled 2013-02-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 21, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Nelson BENSEN B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/nelson-bensen-b-8m) (registry code 13021J2)
- Engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101)
- Serial number: B8M9176
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 9, 1977
- Certificate issued: September 19, 1984
- Last registry action: August 7, 1996
- Mode S code: A28243
- Owner when cancelled: [Waid Ronald P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WAID%20RONALD%20P)
- Location: [Aurora, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Aurora)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7588° N, 88.3720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60506, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26063
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26063-2013-02-21

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 Nelson BENSEN B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/nelson-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 CHI94LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA274), Aug 9, 1994: Nelson Benson B-8M (N26063), Sandwich, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT (OWNER/PILOT/MECHANIC), AND HIS IMPROPER MODIFICATION OF THE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE (OR INABILITY) TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE…
- [NTSB CHI83LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA010), Oct 5, 1982: Benson B8M (N26063), Sandwich, IL, destroyed

## 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 19940809020939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940809020939A), Aug 9, 1994: Amtrbx BENSENB8M (N26063), Sandwich, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Ascended instable wobble to 50FT AGL. Stalled. Somersaulted. Impacted inverted. Had made alteration. Not licensed.
- [Accident 19821005051139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821005051139A), Oct 5, 1982: Amtrbx BENSENB8M (N26063), Sandwich, IL, Destroyed. Engine quit over edge of a lake. Landed in the water. Believed to be water in fuel. No pilot license or medical.

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