# N87917: 1976 Becker BENSEN B8M, registration cancelled 2013-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Becker BENSEN B8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/becker-bensen-b8m) (registry code 13021K8)
- Engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101)
- Serial number: 283-40-3647
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Certificate issued: July 26, 1990
- Last registry action: October 29, 2002
- Mode S code: AC1A60
- Owner when cancelled: [Becker Lawrence D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BECKER%20LAWRENCE%20D)
- Location: [Anacortes, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Anacortes)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 48.4528° N, 122.5950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98221, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87917
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=87917
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87917-2013-05-15

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Becker BENSEN B8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/becker-bensen-b8m.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 SEA90LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA067), Apr 12, 1990: Becker Bensen B8M (N87917), Burlington, WA, no damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE PROPELLER.

## 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.

- [Accident 19900412056569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900412056569A), Apr 12, 1990: Amtrbx BENSENB8M (N87917), Burlington/Mt V, WA. Got out of gyroplane, engine idling, to turn craft into wind. Idling prop struck pilots arm reaching to chock wheel

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