# N47BH: Bensen B-8M, registration cancelled 1983-09-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 19, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bensen B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8m) (registry code 1300516)
- Serial number: B001
- Type of aircraft: Gyroplane
- Certificate issued: August 24, 1982
- Mode S code: A5BEE2
- Owner when cancelled: [Westrich William S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTRICH%20WILLIAM%20S)
- Location: [Lake Cormorant, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Lake%20Cormorant)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47BH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=47BH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47BH-1983-09-19

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 ATL83LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA264), Jul 9, 1983: Bensen B8M (N47BH), Somerville, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19830709029749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830709029749A), Jul 9, 1983: Amtrbx BENSENB8M (N47BH), Somerville, TN, Destroyed. Carb air filter came off and splintered prop. Vibration caused main frame to fold up putting pilot into prop.

## Other aircraft with N47BH

- [Cancelled 2008-03-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47BH-2008-03-17): Beech E-90, S/N LW-275, built 1978. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Trans Services LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRANS%20SERVICES%20LLC), [Siasconset, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Siasconset)

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