# N3961S: Smith Robert L BENSEN B8M, registration cancelled 2012-12-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 11, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Smith Robert L BENSEN B8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-robert-l-bensen-b8m) (registry code 13001LH)
- Serial number: 1
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Last registry action: August 19, 1997
- Mode S code: A49B9F
- Location: [Manhattan, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Manhattan)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1393° N, 96.5290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66502, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3961S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3961S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3961S-2012-12-11

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 Smith Robert L BENSEN B8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-robert-l-bensen-b8m.md

## Other aircraft with N3961S

- [Cancelled 1964-02-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3961S-1964-02-19): Cessna 172E, S/N 17251161. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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