# N4540: 1969 Bensen B-8M, registration cancelled 1981-07-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 10, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Bensen B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8m) (registry code 1300516)
- Engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Gyroplane
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Last registry action: June 6, 1981
- Mode S code: A58350
- Location: [Roswell, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Roswell)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0509° N, 84.3900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30075, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4540
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4540
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4540-1981-07-10

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8m.md

## The same airframe elsewhere in the registry (27)

Matched by serial number 1 and the registry's model code.

- [N4938, registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4938): [Johnston Stephen P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSTON%20STEPHEN%20P), [Hawley, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Hawley)
- [N2971G, cancelled 2022-02-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2971G-2022-02-05): Bensen B-8M, S/N 1. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Nielsen William](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NIELSEN%20WILLIAM), [Shoreline, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Shoreline)
- [N109GT, cancelled 2019-05-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N109GT-2019-05-04): Bensen B-8M, S/N 1, built 1970. Revoked, canceled. Owner: [Teague Glen A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEAGUE%20GLEN%20A), [Nyssa, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Nyssa)
- [N3659, cancelled 2018-04-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3659-2018-04-05): Bensen B-8M, S/N 1, built 1972. Revoked, canceled. Owner: [Yanson Gary](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YANSON%20GARY), [Tampa, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tampa)
- [N39009, cancelled 2018-04-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39009-2018-04-05): Bensen B-8M, S/N 1. Revoked, canceled. Owner: [Berscheid Eugene](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERSCHEID%20EUGENE), [Kimball, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Kimball)
- [N3876, cancelled 2018-03-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3876-2018-03-16): Bensen B-8M, S/N 1. Revoked, canceled. Owner: [Khin Ronald Chit](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KHIN%20RONALD%20CHIT), [Lincolnton, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Lincolnton)
- [N9203, cancelled 2014-11-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9203-2014-11-24): Bensen B-8M, S/N 1, built 1971. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Traft Brent F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRAFT%20BRENT%20F), [Desert Hot Sps, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Desert%20Hot%20Sps)
- [N55232, cancelled 2014-10-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55232-2014-10-27): Bensen B-8M, S/N 1, built 1982. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Sanders Mark S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SANDERS%20MARK%20S), [Pasadena, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Pasadena)
- [N2096, cancelled 2014-09-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2096-2014-09-16): Bensen B-8M, S/N 1, built 1972. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hancock John D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HANCOCK%20JOHN%20D), [Latrobe, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Latrobe)
- [N2564, cancelled 2013-07-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2564-2013-07-25): Bensen B-8M, S/N 1, built 1969. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Waverly, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Waverly)
- [N2170, cancelled 2013-02-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2170-2013-02-07): Bensen B-8M, S/N 1, built 1976. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Gjovig Russell A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GJOVIG%20RUSSELL%20A), [Kasilof, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Kasilof)
- [N4840, cancelled 2012-12-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4840-2012-12-13): Bensen B-8M, S/N 1. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Fitton David E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FITTON%20DAVID%20E), [Wp Afb, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Wp%20Afb)
- [N86697, cancelled 2012-11-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86697-2012-11-14): Bensen B-8M, S/N 1, built 1968. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Santa Monica, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Monica)
- [N6134U, cancelled 2012-10-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6134U-2012-10-03): Bensen B-8M, S/N 1, built 1966. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- [N6013, cancelled 2012-09-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6013-2012-09-28): Bensen B-8M, S/N 1, built 1971. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson)
- [N3827, cancelled 2012-09-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3827-2012-09-21): Bensen B-8M, S/N 1, built 1974. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- [N1738, cancelled 2012-08-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1738-2012-08-10): Bensen B-8M, S/N 1, built 1968. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Garrett Paul E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GARRETT%20PAUL%20E), [Mundelein, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Mundelein)
- [N1874, cancelled 2012-08-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1874-2012-08-01): Bensen B-8M, S/N 1, built 1967. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Ellinwood, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Ellinwood)
- [N4156A, cancelled 2012-08-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4156A-2012-08-01): Bensen B-8M, S/N 1, built 1966. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- [N10030, cancelled 2011-06-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10030-2011-06-06): Bensen B-8M, S/N 1, built 1964. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- [N5758, cancelled 2011-02-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5758-2011-02-28): Bensen B-8M, S/N 1, built 1971. Registration pending, pending cancellation. Owner: [Duncan Mills, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Duncan%20Mills)
- [N4039, cancelled 2011-02-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4039-2011-02-14): Bensen B-8M, S/N 1, built 1971. Revoked, pending cancellation. Owner: [Coonan Daniel John](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COONAN%20DANIEL%20JOHN), [St Paul, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/St%20Paul)
- [N9638Z, cancelled 2009-09-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9638Z-2009-09-17): Bensen B-8M, S/N 1, built 1963. Registration revoked. Owner: [Wright Patrick W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WRIGHT%20PATRICK%20W), [Tustin, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Tustin)
- [N8340, cancelled 1984-07-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8340-1984-07-03): Bensen B-8M, S/N 1. Administratively canceled. Owner: [Frank Eugene](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRANK%20EUGENE), [So St Paul, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/So%20St%20Paul)
- [N4280, cancelled 1979-01-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4280-1979-01-04): Bensen B-8M, S/N 1, built 1971. Sale reported. Owner: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- [N1318, cancelled 1977-11-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1318-1977-11-11): Bensen B-8M, S/N 1, built 1965. Sale reported. Owner: [Okla City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Okla%20City)
- [N7528, cancelled 1972-05-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7528-1972-05-11): Bensen B-8M, S/N 1. Sale reported. Owner: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)

## Other aircraft with N4540

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4540): Beech A36, S/N E-299, built 1971
- [Cancelled 1931-08-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4540-1931-08-20): Travel Air Mfg 2000, S/N 395. Owner: [Bennett Gladys](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENNETT%20GLADYS), [Binghamton, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Binghamton)

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