# N4454: 1967 Cooper-Bensen B-8M, registration cancelled 1971-07-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 21, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cooper-Bensen B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cooper-bensen-b-8m) (registry code 130072S)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: August 26, 1969
- Mode S code: A56014
- Owner when cancelled: [Orndoff Richard A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ORNDOFF%20RICHARD%20A)
- Location: [Superior, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Superior)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4454
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4454
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4454-1971-07-21

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 Cooper-Bensen B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cooper-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 LAX70F0229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70F0229), Aug 17, 1969: Bensen B8M (N4454), San Manuel, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N4454

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4454): Slipstream GENESIS II, S/N 0080
- [Cancelled 1934-11-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4454-1934-11-01): Fairchild KR-31, S/N 138. Owner: [James Fungaroli Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAMES%20FUNGAROLI%20JR), [Bedford, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Bedford)

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