# N6020: Bensen GYROCOPTER B-8M, registration cancelled 1974-04-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 24, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bensen GYROCOPTER B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-gyrocopter-b-8m) (registry code 059041E)
- Serial number: 224-05-7652
- Type of aircraft: Gyroplane
- Certificate issued: August 31, 1971
- Mode S code: A7D105
- Owner when cancelled: [Crane John C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRANE%20JOHN%20C)
- Location: [Salisbury, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Salisbury)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6020-1974-04-24

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 GYROCOPTER B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-gyrocopter-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 IAD74FKM27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FKM27), Nov 6, 1973: Benson B8M (N6020), Salisbury, NC, substantial damage

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