# N60SV: Benson Ronald C SORRELL SNS-7, registration cancelled 2018-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Benson Ronald C SORRELL SNS-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/benson-ronald-c-sorrell-sns-7) (registry code 05605VF)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0-360-B1E](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0-360-b1e) (registry code 41559)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 236
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 10, 2001
- Last registry action: April 8, 2015
- Mode S code: A7C68A
- Location: [Hanford, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Hanford)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.3281° N, 119.6548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hanford, CA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60SV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=60SV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60SV-2018-05-30

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 Benson Ronald C SORRELL SNS-7: https://openairdocs.org/model/benson-ronald-c-sorrell-sns-7.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 CHI99LA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA335), Aug 29, 1999: Benson Sorrell SNS-7 (N60SV), Mt. Vernon, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind condition which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop. A factor associated with the accident was the gusty crosswind.

## 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 19990829030599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990829030599A), Aug 29, 1999: Amtr SNS7 (N60SV), Mt Vernon, IL, Substantial damage. (.19) On August 29, 1999, at 1145 central daylight time (CDT), a benson sorrell SNS-7, N60SV, was substantially damaged when the airplane ground looped during…

## Other aircraft with N60SV

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60SV): Textron 172S, S/N 172S13629

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