# N31170: 1976 Robertson B-8M GYROCOPTER, registration cancelled 1979-10-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 16, 1979
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Robertson B-8M GYROCOPTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/robertson-b-8m-gyrocopter) (registry code 13021B9)
- Serial number: 2
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: December 11, 1975
- Mode S code: A34DEE
- Owner when cancelled: [Robertson Estel](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBERTSON%20ESTEL)
- Location: [Dequincy, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Dequincy)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31170
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31170
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31170-1979-10-16

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 Robertson B-8M GYROCOPTER: https://openairdocs.org/model/robertson-b-8m-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 FTW76FRD48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRD48), May 15, 1976: Robertson B8M (N31170), Dequincy, LA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N31170

- [Cancelled 2005-11-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31170-2005-11-02): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 2843618, built 2005. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Globe Aero Ltd Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LTD%20INC), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)

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