# N7045: 1973 Mareik B-8M, registration cancelled 2013-05-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 3, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mareik B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/mareik-b-8m) (registry code 1301025)
- Engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005)
- Serial number: 4711
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 1, 1981
- Certificate issued: July 27, 1973
- Last registry action: August 2, 1986
- Mode S code: A96671
- Owner when cancelled: [Mareik Lothar](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAREIK%20LOTHAR)
- Location: [Santa Maria, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Maria)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8483° N, 120.4829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93455, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7045
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7045-2013-05-03

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 Mareik B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/mareik-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 LAX83LUQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LUQ03), Jun 19, 1983: Mareik-Bensen B-8M (N7045), Santa Maria, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19830618025489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830618025489A), Jun 18, 1983: Amtrbx BENSENB8M (N7045), Santa Maria, CA, Destroyed. Lost control of gyrocopter while maneuvering over airport. Pilot fell from spinning aircraft prior ground impact.

## Other aircraft with N7045

- [Cancelled 1938-07-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7045-1938-07-01): Waco 9, S/N 286. Owner: [Campbell James G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAMPBELL%20JAMES%20G), [Detroit, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Detroit)

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