# N6251: 1969 Kilchriste BENSEN B8M, registration cancelled 2019-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Kilchriste BENSEN B8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/kilchriste-bensen-b8m) (registry code 1300784)
- Engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101)
- Serial number: KX-1
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Certificate issued: May 27, 1969
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A82B4B
- Owner when cancelled: [Kilchriste Neil E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KILCHRISTE%20NEIL%20E)
- Location: [North Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/North%20Las%20Vegas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.2123° N, 115.1231° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89030, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6251
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6251
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6251-2019-05-15

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Kilchriste BENSEN B8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/kilchriste-bensen-b8m.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 LAX70FUGU9](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70FUGU9), Jun 27, 1970: Bensen B8-M (N6251), Hemet, CA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N6251

- [Cancelled 1948-07-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6251-1948-07-13): Stearman C3-B, S/N 148. Owner: [Belin Maxine](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELIN%20MAXINE), [Hopkinsville, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Hopkinsville)

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