# N6469: Bensen-Mcphesson B-8M, registration cancelled 1984-11-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 16, 1984
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bensen-Mcphesson B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-mcphesson-b-8m) (registry code 130079P)
- Serial number: 1
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: October 7, 1971
- Mode S code: A87F18
- Owner when cancelled: [Mcpherson Ralph A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCPHERSON%20RALPH%20A)
- Location: [Paoli, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Paoli)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6469
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6469
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6469-1984-11-16

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-Mcphesson B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-mcphesson-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 CHI83FA438](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA438), Sep 23, 1983: Bensen B8M (N6469), Paoli, IN, 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 19830923053099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830923053099A), Sep 23, 1983: Amtrbx BENSENB8M (N6469), Paoli, IN, Destroyed. Pilot worked on rotor blade adjustment. Indicates main rotor chopped off prop and part of rudder on test flight.

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