# N5434: 1971 Bensen B-8M, registration cancelled 2013-03-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 25, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bensen B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8m) (registry code 1300516)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 8959
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Gyroplane
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 12, 1971
- Last registry action: June 20, 1981
- Mode S code: A6E5F5
- Location: [Bogalusa, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Bogalusa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.7442° N, 89.9121° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70427, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5434
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5434
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5434-2013-03-25

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 B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8m.md

## 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.

- [Incident 20110128002939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110128002939I), Jan 28, 2011: Bensen B-8M (N5434), Sugarland, TX, Minor damage. The pilot landed with the gear retracted. The pilot admitted that while on final he got distracted and failed to extend the landing gear. He was the only…

## Other aircraft with N5434

- [Cancelled 1940-05-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5434-1940-05-23): Travel Air Manufacturing BIPLANE, S/N 523. Owner: [Bivins J L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIVINS%20J%20L), [Amarillo, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Amarillo)

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