# N4659T: 1964 Barrett Bensen B-8, registration cancelled 2003-02-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 5, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Barrett Bensen B-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/barrett-bensen-b-8) (registry code 13007BA)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 7, 1989
- Certificate issued: September 17, 1964
- Last registry action: May 15, 2001
- Mode S code: A5AFD3
- Owner when cancelled: [Barrett Thurman](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARRETT%20THURMAN)
- Location: [Shepherd, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Shepherd)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.5437° N, 84.6739° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48883, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4659T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4659T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4659T-2003-02-05

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 Barrett Bensen B-8: https://openairdocs.org/model/barrett-bensen-b-8.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 CHI99LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA141), May 1, 1999: Barrett Bensen B-8 (N4659T), Mt. Pleasant, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the inadequate rotor rpm by the pilot.

## 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 19990501021689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990501021689A), May 1, 1999: Amtr B8M (N4659T), Mt Pleasant, MI, Substantial damage. On may 1, 1999 at 1415 eastern daylight time, a barrett bensen B-8, N4659T, owned and piloted by a non-certificated pilot, received substantial damage on…

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