# N4256Y: 1981 Dabbs&Krianiak BENSEN B-8M, registration cancelled 1984-10-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 1, 1984
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dabbs&Krianiak BENSEN B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/dabbs-krianiak-bensen-b-8m) (registry code 13021FA)
- Serial number: 240-98-6537
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: April 2, 1981
- Mode S code: A51173
- Owner when cancelled: [Dabbs Amos R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DABBS%20AMOS%20R)
- Location: [Smithfield, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Smithfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4256Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4256Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4256Y-1984-10-01

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 Dabbs&Krianiak BENSEN B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/dabbs-krianiak-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 ATL82FLJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FLJ03), Nov 8, 1981: Dabbs B8M (N4256Y), Garland, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19811108072199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811108072199A), Nov 8, 1981: Amtrbx BENSENB8M (N4256Y), Garland, NC, Destroyed. Zi evasive manuever prior to bird strike, caused rotors to cone down and strike gyrocopter's propeller.

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