# N7457: 1974 Kile BENSEN B-8M, registration cancelled 2006-03-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 3, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Kile BENSEN B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/kile-bensen-b-8m) (registry code 1302151)
- Engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101)
- Serial number: 218-28-0933
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 16, 1976
- Certificate issued: January 23, 1979
- Last registry action: September 14, 1991
- Mode S code: AA086A
- Owner when cancelled: [Nesbit Robert W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NESBIT%20ROBERT%20W)
- Location: [Pineville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Pineville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0842° N, 80.8917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28134, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7457
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7457
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7457-2006-03-03

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Kile BENSEN B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/kile-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 MIA76DKG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKG30), Oct 11, 1975: Bensen B-8M (N7457), Jasper, GA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N7457

- [Cancelled 1969-02-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7457-1969-02-13): Vickers VISCOUNT 745, S/N 212. Exported to El Salvador. Owner: [United Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIRLINES%20INC)

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