# N9138: 1971 Bensen B-8M, registration cancelled 2012-11-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 19, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bensen B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8m) (registry code 1300516)
- Engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101)
- Serial number: RBT-002
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Gyroplane
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 11, 1973
- Last registry action: October 29, 1990
- Mode S code: ACA540
- Location: [Glendale, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Glendale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1814° N, 118.2458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glendale, CA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9138
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9138
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9138-2012-11-19

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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

## Other aircraft with N9138

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9138): DJI AGRAS T50, S/N 1581F6BUB243S001E389
- [Cancelled 1935-06-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9138-1935-06-15): Sikorsky S-38-B, S/N 114-11. Owner: [Bol Inca Mining Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOL%20INCA%20MINING%20CORP), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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