# N6394: Bensen B-8M, registration cancelled 1973-10-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 1, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bensen B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8m) (registry code 1300516)
- Serial number: H-109
- Type of aircraft: Gyroplane
- Certificate issued: May 15, 1972
- Mode S code: A8620F
- Owner when cancelled: [Hunter Donald D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUNTER%20DONALD%20D)
- Location: [Whiteman Afb, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Whiteman%20Afb)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6394
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6394
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6394-1973-10-01

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-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 MKC74FGG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FGG09), Aug 12, 1973: Bensen B8 (N6394), Windsor, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal

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