# N5493E: 1967 Bensen B-8M, registration cancelled 2013-04-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bensen B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8m) (registry code 1300516)
- Engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101)
- Serial number: C431
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Gyroplane
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 8, 1983
- Certificate issued: September 19, 1981
- Last registry action: October 6, 1990
- Mode S code: A6FC21
- Owner when cancelled: [Braun William J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRAUN%20WILLIAM%20J)
- Location: [Topeka, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Topeka)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0108° N, 95.6388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66605, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5493E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5493E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5493E-2013-04-18

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

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