# N8183: Benson Gyroplane B8M, registration cancelled 1974-10-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 8, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Benson Gyroplane B8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/benson-gyroplane-b8m) (registry code 05636B7)
- Serial number: GM-003
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: August 29, 1974
- Mode S code: AB29D5
- Owner when cancelled: [Wolf Industries Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOLF%20INDUSTRIES%20LTD)
- Location: [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8183
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8183
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8183-1974-10-08

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 Benson Gyroplane B8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/benson-gyroplane-b8m.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 OAK75FX022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FX022), Sep 7, 1974: Bensen B-8M (N8183), Reno, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MIA70DKJ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70DKJ37), May 20, 1970: Bensen B-8M (N8183), Enterprise, AL, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N8183

- [Cancelled 2013-10-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8183-2013-10-24): Helm-Lester BENSEN B-8M, S/N 8183, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Helm Lester C Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELM%20LESTER%20C%20JR), [Thomson, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Thomson)

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