# N6965: 1974 Stewart BENSEN B8 GYROCOPTER, registration cancelled 2014-09-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 3, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Stewart BENSEN B8 GYROCOPTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/stewart-bensen-b8-gyrocopter) (registry code 1300103)
- Engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101)
- Serial number: 44162-AL
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Certificate issued: June 5, 1974
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A94407
- Owner when cancelled: [Stewart Gary L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEWART%20GARY%20L)
- Location: [Huntington Bch, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Huntington%20Bch)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6790° N, 118.0130° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92648, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6965
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6965
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6965-2014-09-03

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 Stewart BENSEN B8 GYROCOPTER: https://openairdocs.org/model/stewart-bensen-b8-gyrocopter.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 LAX75FUA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUA01), Jul 7, 1974: Bensen B-8 (N6965), Corona, CA, substantial damage

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