# N5460: Lorentson BENSEN GYROCOPTER, registration cancelled 1974-04-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 23, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Lorentson BENSEN GYROCOPTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/lorentson-bensen-gyrocopter) (registry code 1300993)
- Serial number: JCL100
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 31, 1973
- Mode S code: A6F08E
- Owner when cancelled: [Lorentson John Christopher](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LORENTSON%20JOHN%20CHRISTOPHER)
- Location: [Belleville, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Belleville)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5460
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5460
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5460-1974-04-23

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 Lorentson BENSEN GYROCOPTER: https://openairdocs.org/model/lorentson-bensen-gyrocopter.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 CHI73FEC09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEC09-201617), Sep 1, 1973: Bensen Hydro (N5460), Bellevile Lk, MI, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N5460

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5460): Wessel Marvin E JR RAF 2000 GTX/SE, S/N H2-97-8-334, built 2003
- [Cancelled 1948-07-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5460-1948-07-13): Waco GXE, S/N 1469, built 1928. Owner: [Cushman Walt W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CUSHMAN%20WALT%20W), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)

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