# N79K: Bensen B-8M, registration cancelled 1978-11-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 7, 1978
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bensen B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8m) (registry code 1300516)
- Serial number: RK1
- Type of aircraft: Gyroplane
- Mode S code: AAB68D
- Owner when cancelled: [Klopfenstein Ray A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KLOPFENSTEIN%20RAY%20A)
- Location: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79K-1978-11-07

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 Bensen B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8m.md

## Other aircraft with N79K

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79K): Globe GC-1B, S/N 1398, built 1946
- [Cancelled 1988-08-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79K-1988-08-16): Sikorsky S-76A, S/N 760098. Triennial form not returned
- [Cancelled 1948-04-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79K-1948-04-14): Bird BK, S/N 2010-69. Owner: [Eugene Paul Webb](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EUGENE%20PAUL%20WEBB), [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)

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