# N5919: 1977 Bensen B-8, registration cancelled 2018-01-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 25, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bensen B-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8) (registry code 13005ZX)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: U47252
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 8, 1978
- Certificate issued: February 18, 1977
- Last registry action: August 21, 2007
- Mode S code: A7A4B1
- Owner when cancelled: [Slinkard Andrew L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SLINKARD%20ANDREW%20L)
- Location: [Mesa, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Mesa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.5967° N, 119.1647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99343, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5919
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5919
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5919-2018-01-25

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-8: https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8.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 SEA82DA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA096), Jun 27, 1982: Bensen B-8M (N5919), Kennewick, WA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19820627025039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820627025039A), Jun 27, 1982: Amtrbx BENSENB8M (N5919), Kennewick, WA, Substantial damage. Turned downwind in a rapid descent demonstration. Unable to load rotors for flare. Bounced, rolled over on impact.

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