# N7718: 1967 Bensen Gyrocopter 8BM, registration cancelled 2017-02-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 4, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Bensen Gyrocopter 8BM](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-gyrocopter-8bm) (registry code 130071B)
- Engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101)
- Serial number: HBM23
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Certificate issued: June 6, 1975
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: AA702E
- Owner when cancelled: [Van Pelt Martin J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20PELT%20MARTIN%20J)
- Location: [Ft Myers, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Myers)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.6677° N, 81.7639° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33905, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7718
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7718
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7718-2017-02-04

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Bensen Gyrocopter 8BM: https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-gyrocopter-8bm.md

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