# N829GS: 1999 Benton Fred D SEAWIND 3000, registration cancelled 2018-01-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 9, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Benton Fred D SEAWIND 3000](https://openairdocs.org/model/benton-fred-d-seawind-3000) (registry code 05606IY)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20
- Year built: 1999
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 15, 1999
- Certificate issued: August 22, 2007
- Last registry action: January 27, 2012
- Mode S code: AB52F1
- Owner when cancelled: [J & C Enterprises LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/J%20%26%20C%20ENTERPRISES%20LLC)
- Location: [Longwood, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Longwood)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 28.7269° N, 81.4148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32779, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N829GS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=829GS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N829GS-2018-01-09

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 Benton Fred D SEAWIND 3000: https://openairdocs.org/model/benton-fred-d-seawind-3000.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 ERA13FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA109), Jan 12, 2013: Benton Fred D Seawind 3000 (N829GS), Sarasota, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to establish a normal climb rate after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20130112002199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130112002199A), Jan 12, 2013: Benton Fred D SEAWIND 3000 (N829GS), Sarasota, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On January 12, 2013, about 1529 eastern standard time, a Benton seawind 3000, N829GS, was destroyed Following a collision with trees and terrain after takeoff…
- [Incident 20120915022339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120915022339I), Sep 15, 2012: Benton Fred D SEAWIND 3000 (N829GS), Sebastian, FL, No damage. Aircraft departed vero beach enroute to bowling green, WI when the aircraft failed to maintain enough power to climb. The pilot decided he could not safely…

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.