# N26871: 1975 Riley BENSEN B-8M, registration cancelled 2012-08-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 23, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Riley BENSEN B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/riley-bensen-b-8m) (registry code 1302169)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 11409
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 18, 1976
- Last registry action: November 19, 1983
- Mode S code: A2A01C
- Location: [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0306° N, 118.3996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90034, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26871
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26871
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26871-2012-08-23

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 Riley BENSEN B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/riley-bensen-b-8m.md

## Other aircraft with N26871

- [Cancelled 1960-08-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26871-1960-08-17): Piper J4A, S/N 4-935. Owner: [Floyd Mckey Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLOYD%20MCKEY%20JR), [Elmore City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Elmore%20City)

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