# N56U: Bensen B-8MA, registration cancelled 1972-02-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 4, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bensen B-8MA](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8ma) (registry code 13007RJ)
- Serial number: 8R001
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: April 29, 1970
- Mode S code: A72653
- Owner when cancelled: [Bensen Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENSEN%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP)
- Location: [Raleigh, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Raleigh)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56U-1972-02-04

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-8MA: https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8ma.md

## Other aircraft with N56U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56U): Enstrom F-28A, S/N 139
- [Cancelled 1985-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56U-1985-05-08): Zappia Gabriel J QUICKIE-2, S/N 8888-8888. Owner: [Zappia Gabriel J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZAPPIA%20GABRIEL%20J), [Cape Elizabeth, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Cape%20Elizabeth)
- [Cancelled 1970-04-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56U-1970-04-22): Bensen B-10, S/N 1. Owner: [Bensen Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENSEN%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Raleigh, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Raleigh)
- [Cancelled 1957-06-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56U-1957-06-11): Douglas DC3C, S/N 19394, built 1956. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Beldex Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELDEX%20CORP), [St Louis, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/St%20Louis)

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