# N8973: 1978 Tatarian BENSEN B-8M, registration cancelled 2006-02-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 14, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Tatarian BENSEN B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/tatarian-bensen-b-8m) (registry code 1301202)
- Engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101)
- Serial number: ATG-1
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 22, 1977
- Certificate issued: February 6, 1974
- Last registry action: April 1, 2003
- Mode S code: AC6216
- Owner when cancelled: [Tatarian Allan R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TATARIAN%20ALLAN%20R)
- Location: [Fresno, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fresno)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.7517° N, 119.6912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93727, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8973
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8973
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8973-2006-02-14

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Tatarian BENSEN B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/tatarian-bensen-b-8m.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 OAK78DVA42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA42), May 14, 1978: Bensen B8M (N8973), Fresno, CA, substantial damage

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