# N59CG: Bensen B-8M, registration cancelled 1984-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 1984
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bensen B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8m) (registry code 1300516)
- Serial number: 12931
- Type of aircraft: Gyroplane
- Certificate issued: November 8, 1971
- Mode S code: A79B47
- Owner when cancelled: [Goans Charles E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOANS%20CHARLES%20E)
- Location: [Hoffman Estates, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Hoffman%20Estates)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59CG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=59CG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59CG-1984-10-31

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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

## 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 CHI82FA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA234), Jul 4, 1982: Goans G-5 (N59CG), Kankakee, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19820704032889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820704032889A), Jul 4, 1982: Amtrbx BENSENB8M (N59CG), Kankakee, IL, Destroyed. Gyroplane began porpoising on first flight. Unloaded rotors struck the propeller. Autogyro dived to the ground.

## Other aircraft with N59CG

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59CG): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-21606, built 1966

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