# N765TM: 1989 Benton Tom STARLITE, registration cancelled 2013-07-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 3, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Benton Tom STARLITE](https://openairdocs.org/model/benton-tom-starlite) (registry code 05612MZ)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 197
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 13, 1989
- Certificate issued: May 11, 1994
- Last registry action: September 8, 2006
- Mode S code: AA55D0
- Owner when cancelled: [Oquinn John A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OQUINN%20JOHN%20A)
- Location: [Erwin, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Erwin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.3105° N, 78.7327° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28339, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N765TM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=765TM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N765TM-2013-07-03

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 Benton Tom STARLITE: https://openairdocs.org/model/benton-tom-starlite.md

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