# N68682: 1963 Bensen B-8M, registration cancelled 2017-02-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 4, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Bensen B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8m) (registry code 1300516)
- Engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101)
- Serial number: RB-1
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Gyroplane
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Certificate issued: February 26, 1964
- Last registry action: April 16, 1977
- Mode S code: A91D0C
- Owner when cancelled: [Burns Robert H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BURNS%20ROBERT%20H)
- Location: [Pasco, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Pasco)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.3778° N, 118.9517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99301, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68682
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68682
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68682-2017-02-04

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 SEA67A0018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67A0018), Aug 27, 1966: Bensen B8M (N68682), Richland, WA, substantial damage

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