# N8212: 1967 Gordon BENSEN B-8CBG-1, registration cancelled 2014-12-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 15, 2014
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Gordon BENSEN B-8CBG-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/gordon-bensen-b-8cbg-1) (registry code 130073P)
- Engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101)
- Serial number: 5184
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 15, 1981
- Certificate issued: September 1, 1967
- Last registry action: April 19, 2012
- Mode S code: AB3730
- Owner when cancelled: [Gordon Clyde B Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GORDON%20CLYDE%20B%20JR)
- Location: [West Kingston, RI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/RI/West%20Kingston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4995° N, 71.6016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 02892, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8212
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8212
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8212-2014-12-15

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 Gordon BENSEN B-8CBG-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/gordon-bensen-b-8cbg-1.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 NYC70DFD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70DFD17), May 30, 1970: Bensen B-8M (N8212), Charlestown, RI, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N8212

- [Cancelled 1929-09-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8212-1929-09-06): Eaglerock A-3, S/N 758. Owner: [Firth Albert T Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIRTH%20ALBERT%20T%20JR), [Holly Bluff, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Holly%20Bluff)

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