# N556Y: 1964 Bensen B-8M, registration cancelled 2012-04-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 12, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, 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: B8M-F2
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Gyroplane
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: March 11, 1966
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A717DB
- Owner when cancelled: [Ellis William R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELLIS%20WILLIAM%20R)
- Location: [West Point, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/West%20Point)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3925° N, 73.9790° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 10996, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N556Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=556Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N556Y-2012-04-12

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

## Other aircraft with N556Y

- [Cancelled 1932-05-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N556Y-1932-05-10): Rearwin JUNIOR 3000, S/N 211. Owner: [Phipps P Walter](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHIPPS%20P%20WALTER), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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