# N7787: 1969 Rute-Bensen B-8M, registration cancelled 1971-02-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 8, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rute-Bensen B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/rute-bensen-b-8m) (registry code 13007GD)
- Serial number: 31530
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Mode S code: AA8A0C
- Owner when cancelled: [Rute Thomas W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUTE%20THOMAS%20W)
- Location: [Bothell, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Bothell)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7787
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7787
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7787-1971-02-08

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 Rute-Bensen B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/rute-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 SEA70FWD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70FWD08), Apr 5, 1970: Bensen B-8 (N7787), Arlington, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N7787

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7787): Cessna F172M, S/N 1225, built 1974

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