# N5138: Benson GYROCOPTER B-8M, registration cancelled 1974-05-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 7, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Benson GYROCOPTER B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/benson-gyrocopter-b-8m) (registry code 05902A6)
- Serial number: 8315
- Type of aircraft: Gyroplane
- Certificate issued: November 25, 1968
- Mode S code: A67004
- Owner when cancelled: [Menter George J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MENTER%20GEORGE%20J)
- Location: [Des Plaines, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Des%20Plaines)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5138
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5138
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5138-1974-05-07

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Benson GYROCOPTER B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/benson-gyrocopter-b-8m.md

## Other aircraft with N5138

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5138): Brian T Coughlin SOPWITH PUP, S/N 1916, built 2016
- [Cancelled 1992-02-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5138-1992-02-26): Shook Mark S L E COPTER, S/N 76138. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Shook Mark S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHOOK%20MARK%20S), [Falcon, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Falcon)

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