# N4745S: 1965 Bensen B-8M, registration cancelled 2006-03-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 3, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- 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: 746-46-7435
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Gyroplane
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 27, 1980
- Certificate issued: January 18, 1979
- Last registry action: September 21, 1991
- Mode S code: A5D30E
- Owner when cancelled: [Nesbit Robert W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NESBIT%20ROBERT%20W)
- Location: [Pineville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Pineville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0842° N, 80.8917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28134, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4745S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4745S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4745S-2006-03-03

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 ATL81FLG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLG22), Sep 5, 1981: Bensen B8M (N4745S), Lancaster, SC, destroyed

## 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 19810905055849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810905055849A), Sep 5, 1981: Amtrbx BENSENB8M (N4745S), Lancaster, SC, Substantial damage. Gyroplane crashed during attempted emergency landing when engine quit during test flight.

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