# N5501: 1972 Friend BENSEN B-8M, registration cancelled 2012-09-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 21, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Friend BENSEN B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/friend-bensen-b-8m) (registry code 1300950)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Last registry action: November 22, 1980
- Mode S code: A701E6
- Location: [Clovis, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Clovis)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.4995° N, 103.2577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 88101, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5501
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5501
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5501-2012-09-21

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

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