# N4971: Davis B-8M, registration cancelled 1971-01-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 22, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Davis B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-b-8m) (registry code 1300727)
- Serial number: 88
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Mode S code: A62C94
- Owner when cancelled: [Davis Ralph A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVIS%20RALPH%20A)
- Location: [New Orleans, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/New%20Orleans)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4971
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4971
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4971-1971-01-22

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 Davis B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-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 FTW68A0025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0025), Sep 2, 1967: Bensen B8M (N4971), New Orleans, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N4971

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4971): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 4174, built 2015

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