# N75MB: 1975 Buffum MINI-COUPE, registration cancelled 2012-10-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 19, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Buffum MINI-COUPE](https://openairdocs.org/model/buffum-mini-coupe) (registry code 0565410)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: MC-112
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 9, 1978
- Last registry action: March 15, 1978
- Mode S code: AA18C5
- Location: [Aurora, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Aurora)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.2403° N, 122.7936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97002, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75MB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=75MB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75MB-2012-10-19

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Buffum MINI-COUPE: https://openairdocs.org/model/buffum-mini-coupe.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 SEA78FYM50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYM50), Aug 30, 1978: Mini Coupe Buffum (N75MB), Independence, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB SEA77DYM48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYM48), Jul 23, 1977: Buffum Mini Coupe (N75MB), Willsonville, OR, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N75MB

- [Cancelled 2025-05-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75MB-2025-05-09): Textron B300, S/N FL-1256, built 2021. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Bank Of Utah Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BANK%20OF%20UTAH%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

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