# N7709G: 1966 Roane Bensen Gyrocopter B-8MR, registration cancelled 2017-02-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 4, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Roane Bensen Gyrocopter B-8MR](https://openairdocs.org/model/roane-bensen-gyrocopter-b-8mr) (registry code 1300763)
- Engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101)
- Serial number: RRR-1
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Certificate issued: May 22, 1972
- Last registry action: February 19, 1977
- Mode S code: AA6CA1
- Owner when cancelled: [Nagel Samuel R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NAGEL%20SAMUEL%20R)
- Location: [Berkeley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Berkeley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.8637° N, 122.2757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94703, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7709G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7709G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7709G-2017-02-04

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 Roane Bensen Gyrocopter B-8MR: https://openairdocs.org/model/roane-bensen-gyrocopter-b-8mr.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 NYC67A0058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0058), Oct 8, 1966: Bensen B8M (N7709G), Suffolk, VA, destroyed

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