# N310: May BENSEN B-8M, registration cancelled 2009-07-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 27, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Registration revoked
- Airframe: [May BENSEN B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/may-bensen-b-8m) (registry code 1300971)
- Serial number: 0001
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: April 6, 1973
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A346D0
- Owner when cancelled: [May Ralph R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAY%20RALPH%20R)
- Location: [Coalinga, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Coalinga)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1820° N, 120.4611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93210, within about 16 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N310
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=310
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N310-2009-07-27

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 May BENSEN B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/may-bensen-b-8m.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 OAK73FVA51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVA51), Apr 23, 1973: Bensen B8M (N310), Coalinga, CA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N310

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N310): Textron B200GT, S/N BY-421, built 2022
- [Cancelled 2020-04-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N310-2020-04-21): Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV, S/N 1109, built 1989. First renewal notice. Owner: [Cjj Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CJJ%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Jacksonville, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Jacksonville)
- [Cancelled 1948-06-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N310-1948-06-09): North American AT-6C, S/N 10230. Owner: [Civil Aeronautics Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIVIL%20AERONAUTICS%20ADMINISTRATION), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N310-undated-35131): Cessna 310, S/N 35131. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N310-undated-T-508): Farman SPORT, S/N T-508. Owner: [Lockhart Albart F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOCKHART%20ALBART%20F), [Philadelphia, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Philadelphia)

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