# N65232: 1978 Hay B-8M, registration cancelled 2012-12-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 18, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Hay B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/hay-b-8m) (registry code 1302199)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: JCA-27
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 14, 1979
- Certificate issued: September 12, 1975
- Last registry action: February 22, 1977
- Mode S code: A89704
- Owner when cancelled: [Hay Johnny L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAY%20JOHNNY%20L)
- Location: [New Richmond, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/New%20Richmond)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9531° N, 84.2287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45157, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65232
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65232
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65232-2012-12-18

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Hay B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/hay-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 CHI79FEE69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE69), Jul 22, 1979: Benson B-8M (N65232), Rockford, IL, destroyed

## 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 19790722042529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790722042529A), Jul 22, 1979: Amtrbx BENSENB8M (N65232), Rockford, IL, Destroyed. Prop hub gland nut came loose. Prop hit rotor. Gyrocopter crashed out of control.

## Other aircraft with N65232

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65232-undated): Cessna T-50, S/N 5415. Owner: [Knolle Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KNOLLE%20FLYING%20SERVICE), [Alice, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Alice)

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