# N6889: Sadilek B-8M, registration cancelled 1978-06-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 21, 1978
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sadilek B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/sadilek-b-8m) (registry code 1302145)
- Serial number: EFS1
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: August 26, 1977
- Mode S code: A92482
- Owner when cancelled: [Pratt Gerald M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRATT%20GERALD%20M)
- Location: [Walled Lake, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Walled%20Lake)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6889
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6889
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6889-1978-06-21

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 Sadilek B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/sadilek-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 CHI78DEC33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEC33), May 31, 1978: Bensen Gyro B8-M (N6889), New Hudson, MI, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N6889

- [Cancelled 1968-04-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6889-1968-04-15): Douglas DC-6, S/N 43295. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Braniff Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRANIFF%20AIRWAYS%20INC), [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)

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