# N538Y: 1964 Bensen Gyrocopter B8, registration cancelled 1970-09-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 3, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bensen Gyrocopter B8](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-gyrocopter-b8) (registry code 13007UR)
- Serial number: J-I-1
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 26, 1966
- Mode S code: A6D04B
- Owner when cancelled: [Plonsky Frank J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLONSKY%20FRANK%20J)
- Location: [Rochester, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Rochester)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N538Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=538Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N538Y-1970-09-03

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 Bensen Gyrocopter B8: https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-gyrocopter-b8.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 NYC68A0046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68A0046), Sep 16, 1967: Bensen B8M (N538Y), Palmyra, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N538Y

- [Cancelled 1936-09-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N538Y-1936-09-01): Commonwealth REARWIN JUNIOR 3000, S/N 207. Owner: [Kingston J R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KINGSTON%20J%20R), [Denver, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Denver)

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