# N9144: 1968 Bensen B-8, registration cancelled 2013-05-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 22, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bensen B-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8) (registry code 13005ZX)
- Engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101)
- Serial number: BELL-001
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 16, 1974
- Certificate issued: September 12, 1968
- Last registry action: June 27, 2008
- Mode S code: ACA86B
- Owner when cancelled: [Bell Theodore H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20THEODORE%20H)
- Location: [Pratt, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Pratt)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.6344° N, 98.7736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67124, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9144
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9144
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9144-2013-05-22

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

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 MKC70DCQ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DCQ23), May 2, 1970: Bensen B-8 (N9144), Pratt, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC70D 229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D%20229), Aug 31, 1969: Bensen B-8 (N9144), Valley Centr, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC69D0188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0188), Oct 6, 1968: Bensen B-8 (N9144), Pratt, KS, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N9144

- [Cancelled 1931-08-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9144-1931-08-07): Sikorsky S-38-B, S/N 114-8. Owner: [Compania Nacional Cubana De Aviacion Curtiss](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMPANIA%20NACIONAL%20CUBANA%20DE%20AVIACION%20CURTISS), Havana

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