# N8685E: 1960 Bensen B-8M, registration cancelled 2019-09-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 6, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Bensen B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8m) (registry code 1300516)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: LR1
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Gyroplane
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: ABEF9B
- Owner when cancelled: [Lambert Ralph D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAMBERT%20RALPH%20D)
- Location: [St Louis, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/St%20Louis)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8685E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8685E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8685E-2019-09-06

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 Bensen B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8m.md

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