# N45G: 1966 Bensen B-8M, registration cancelled 2014-10-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 9, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 28
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Gyroplane
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 29, 1980
- Certificate issued: February 25, 1980
- Last registry action: February 5, 1983
- Mode S code: A57059
- Owner when cancelled: [Leblanc Francis S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEBLANC%20FRANCIS%20S)
- Location: [Mewton, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Mewton)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=45G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45G-2014-10-09

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 Bensen B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8m.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19800802068509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800802068509I), Aug 2, 1980: Amtrbx BENSEN8M (N45G), Norwood, MA, Minor damage. Gyrocopter crashed after attempting downwind takeoff.

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