# N47798: 1973 Sroka BENSEN B-8M, registration cancelled 1975-04-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 10, 1975
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sroka BENSEN B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/sroka-bensen-b-8m) (registry code 1301030)
- Serial number: 001
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: August 15, 1973
- Mode S code: A5DECF
- Owner when cancelled: [Sroka Paul J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SROKA%20PAUL%20J)
- Location: [Spring Valley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Spring%20Valley)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47798
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=47798
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47798-1975-04-10

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Sroka BENSEN B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/sroka-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 LAX75FUM19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUM19), Mar 1, 1975: Bensen B8M (N47798), Ocotillo Wells, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N47798

- [Cancelled 1948-11-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47798-1948-11-03): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T43-7141, built 1943. Owner: [Mcclendon Paul](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCLENDON%20PAUL), [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)

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