# N8721R: 1962 Bensen Gyrocopter 1, registration cancelled 2013-03-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 11, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Bensen Gyrocopter 1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-gyrocopter-1) (registry code 1300706)
- Engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101)
- Serial number: 100
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 6, 1976
- Last registry action: November 1, 1980
- Mode S code: AC004F
- Location: [Carmi, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Carmi)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.0710° N, 88.1297° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62821, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8721R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8721R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8721R-2013-03-11

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 Gyrocopter 1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-gyrocopter-1.md

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