# N5680: Bensen B-8MVW, registration cancelled 1971-10-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 4, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bensen B-8MVW](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8mvw) (registry code 1300531)
- Serial number: 1
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: July 7, 1971
- Mode S code: A746FA
- Owner when cancelled: [Buss Rick S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUSS%20RICK%20S)
- Location: [Shakopee, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Shakopee)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5680
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5680
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5680-1971-10-04

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-8MVW: https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8mvw.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 MKC72FER02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FER02), Jul 3, 1971: Bensen B-8M (N5680), Anoka, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal

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