# N8490T: 1980 Filipoff Douglas J BENSEN B-8M, registration cancelled 2014-11-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 26, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Filipoff Douglas J BENSEN B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/filipoff-douglas-j-bensen-b-8m) (registry code 13021DZ)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 24, 1981
- Certificate issued: January 7, 1981
- Last registry action: March 30, 1991
- Mode S code: ABA3B2
- Owner when cancelled: [Filipoff Douglas J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FILIPOFF%20DOUGLAS%20J)
- Location: [Calumet City, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Calumet%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6136° N, 87.5521° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60409, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8490T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8490T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8490T-2014-11-26

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 Filipoff Douglas J BENSEN B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/filipoff-douglas-j-bensen-b-8m.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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.

- [Incident 19950722026779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950722026779I), Jul 22, 1995: Amtrbx BENSENB8M (N8490T), Greencastle, IN, Minor damage. Touch and go with unregistered gyroplane. Got too slow turning downwind. Settled into adjacent cornfield.

## Other aircraft with N8490T

- [Cancelled 1960-01-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8490T-1960-01-14): Cessna 182C, S/N 52390. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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