# N6931: 1967 Bensen B-8M, registration cancelled 2013-05-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 2, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bensen B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8m) (registry code 1300516)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 6313
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Gyroplane
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 5, 1973
- Certificate issued: September 11, 2000
- Last registry action: September 15, 2009
- Mode S code: A93856
- Owner when cancelled: [Mitchell Bradford W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MITCHELL%20BRADFORD%20W)
- Location: [Alma, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Alma)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.3784° N, 84.6760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48801, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6931
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6931
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6931-2013-05-02

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 CHI67A0125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0125), Jun 14, 1967: Bensen B-8M (N6931), Westland, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal

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