# N5459: 1972 Whitley BENSEN B-8, registration cancelled 2013-01-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Whitley BENSEN B-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/whitley-bensen-b-8) (registry code 1300897)
- Engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101)
- Serial number: 752
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 6, 1973
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A6EE12
- Location: [Brimfield, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Brimfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8190° N, 89.8469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 61517, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5459
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5459
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5459-2013-01-30

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 Whitley BENSEN B-8: https://openairdocs.org/model/whitley-bensen-b-8.md

## Other aircraft with N5459

- [Cancelled 1930-10-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5459-1930-10-03): Pheasant H-10, S/N 123. Owner: [Northwest Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHWEST%20AIRWAYS%20INC), [St Paul, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/St%20Paul)

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