# N291M: Mcbee GYROCOPTER, registration cancelled 1971-09-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 25, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mcbee GYROCOPTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcbee-gyrocopter) (registry code 130075E)
- Engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101)
- Serial number: 43117965
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: August 24, 1966
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A2FA44
- Owner when cancelled: [Mcbee Brady D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCBEE%20BRADY%20D)
- Location: [Kingwood, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Kingwood)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4881° N, 79.7099° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 26537, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N291M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=291M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N291M-1971-09-25

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 Mcbee GYROCOPTER: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcbee-gyrocopter.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 DIA68I0041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68I0041), Mar 24, 1968: Mcbee AM B8 (N291M), Buckhannon, WV, incident, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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