# N8601E: 1962 Patton Gyrocopter BENSEN B7MC, registration cancelled 1972-11-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 15, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Patton Gyrocopter BENSEN B7MC](https://openairdocs.org/model/patton-gyrocopter-bensen-b7mc) (registry code 130061E)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: March 12, 1962
- Mode S code: ABD157
- Owner when cancelled: [Patton Robert L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PATTON%20ROBERT%20L)
- Location: [Lafayette, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8601E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8601E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8601E-1972-11-15

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Patton Gyrocopter BENSEN B7MC: https://openairdocs.org/model/patton-gyrocopter-bensen-b7mc.md

## Other aircraft with N8601E

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8601E-undated): Wing D-1, S/N 006. Triennial form not returned

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