# N31048: Barlow BENSEN B-8M, registration cancelled 1998-02-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 20, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Barlow BENSEN B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/barlow-bensen-b-8m) (registry code 13021A9)
- Serial number: RJB1
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: April 26, 1976
- Last registry action: May 18, 1995
- Mode S code: A349D6
- Owner when cancelled: [Barlow Richard J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARLOW%20RICHARD%20J)
- Location: [Hazelwood, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Hazelwood)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7813° N, 90.3791° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63042, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31048
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31048-1998-02-20

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 Barlow BENSEN B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/barlow-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 MKC83FCA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FCA02), Nov 7, 1982: Bensen M8M (N31048), Gerald, MO, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19821107057029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821107057029A), Nov 7, 1982: Amtrbx BENSENB8M (N31048), Gerald, MO, Substantial damage. Fuel line from fuel tank to carburetor not connected properly. Engine quit after takeoff from fuel starvation.

## Other aircraft with N31048

- [Cancelled 2015-12-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31048-2015-12-22): Cessna 208B, S/N 208B5182, built 2015. Exported to Tanzania. Owner: [None, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/None)
- [Cancelled 2005-08-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31048-2005-08-29): Piper PA-44-180, S/N 4496205, built 2005. Exported to China. Owner: [Hall Donald S DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HALL%20DONALD%20S%20DBA), [Tampa, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tampa)

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.