# N34DK: Bensen-Knutson B8-M, registration cancelled 1972-05-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 1, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bensen-Knutson B8-M](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-knutson-b8-m) (registry code 130079V)
- Serial number: 1
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: October 18, 1971
- Mode S code: A3BB4A
- Owner when cancelled: [David E Knutson](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVID%20E%20KNUTSON)
- Location: [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34DK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=34DK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34DK-1972-05-01

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 Bensen-Knutson B8-M: https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-knutson-b8-m.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 MKC72FER26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FER26), Nov 13, 1971: Knutson B8M (N34DK), St.Paul, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N34DK

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34DK): Beech A45, S/N G-744, built 1962

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