# N4672: 1976 Bensen B-8M, registration cancelled 2012-12-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 11, 2012
- 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: 161037
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Gyroplane
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 20, 1981
- Certificate issued: April 10, 1987
- Last registry action: November 15, 2005
- Mode S code: A5B63A
- Owners when cancelled: [Mallory Terry L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MALLORY%20TERRY%20L), [Mallory Susan M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MALLORY%20SUSAN%20M)
- Location: [Seaside, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Seaside)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 36.6148° N, 121.7880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93955, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4672
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4672
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4672-2012-12-11

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

## 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 OAK76DVM38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVM38), May 15, 1976: Bensen B8M (N4672), Salinas, CA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N4672

- [Cancelled 1932-07-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4672-1932-07-27): Waco GXE, S/N 1353. Owner: [North Douglas G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTH%20DOUGLAS%20G)

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