# N70216: Fowler Roger G BENSEN B8M, registration cancelled 1997-05-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 21, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Fowler Roger G BENSEN B8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/fowler-roger-g-bensen-b8m) (registry code 13021ZC)
- Serial number: 880730
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: March 7, 1994
- Last registry action: March 19, 1997
- Mode S code: A95E96
- Owner when cancelled: [Zimmerman John R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZIMMERMAN%20JOHN%20R)
- Location: [Bonlee, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Bonlee)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.6493° N, 79.4083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27213, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70216
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=70216
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70216-1997-05-21

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 Fowler Roger G BENSEN B8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/fowler-roger-g-bensen-b8m.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 ATL95LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA129), Jul 5, 1995: Bensen B-8M (N70216), Siler City, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE GYROCOPTER WHICH RESULTED IN AN INFLIGHT BREAKUP. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF A ROTORCRAFT OR GYROCOPTER CERTIFICATION.

## 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 19950705019869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950705019869A), Jul 5, 1995: Amtr B8M (N70216), Siler City, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Over controlled on climbout causing oscillations and rotors to strike rudder. Broke up in flight. Not gyro endorsed

## Other aircraft with N70216

- [Cancelled 2020-07-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70216-2020-07-09): Thrush S2R-T34, S/N T34-335, built 2011. Exported to Kenya. Owner: [Stratton Equity Co-Op](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STRATTON%20EQUITY%20CO-OP), [Stratton, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Stratton)
- [Cancelled 1979-12-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70216-1979-12-21): Cessna A185E, S/N 18502062. Exported to Ethiopia. Owner: [Safari Air Services Limited](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAFARI%20AIR%20SERVICES%20LIMITED), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- [Cancelled 1964-02-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70216-1964-02-27): Piper J3C-65, S/N 17190, built 1946. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Thomas W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMAS%20W), [Moorhead, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Moorhead)

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