# N47814: 1974 Bensen-Bates B-8M, registration cancelled 2015-12-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 12, 2015
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Bensen-Bates B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-bates-b-8m) (registry code 1300812)
- Engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101)
- Serial number: 407582860
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 9, 1979
- Certificate issued: January 20, 1993
- Last registry action: April 8, 2013
- Mode S code: A5E16A
- Owner when cancelled: [Long Earl V III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LONG%20EARL%20V%20III)
- Location: [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.6176° N, 97.3620° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67217, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47814
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=47814
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47814-2015-12-12

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-Bates B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-bates-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 MKC79DCG59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCG59), Jul 15, 1979: Bensen Gyro (N47814), Mountain Grove, MO, substantial damage

## 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 19790715017269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790715017269A), Jul 15, 1979: Amtrbx BENSENB8M (N47814), Mountain Grove, MO, Substantial damage. Allowed airspeed to decay. Unable to stop sink rate. Hit hard in farm field and rolled over.

## Other aircraft with N47814

- [Cancelled 1951-05-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47814-1951-05-03): Aeronca 65-TAC, S/N 3542. Owner: [Purdy Elsworth L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PURDY%20ELSWORTH%20L), [Corpus Christi, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Corpus%20Christi)

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