# N9463A: 1978 Porlas-Ralph BENSEN, registration cancelled 2013-03-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 20, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Porlas-Ralph BENSEN](https://openairdocs.org/model/porlas-ralph-bensen) (registry code 1300126)
- Engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101)
- Serial number: 6776
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 15, 1981
- Last registry action: June 20, 1985
- Mode S code: AD2634
- Location: [Saginaw, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Saginaw)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.4588° N, 84.0295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48603, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9463A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9463A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9463A-2013-03-20

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Porlas-Ralph BENSEN: https://openairdocs.org/model/porlas-ralph-bensen.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 CHI82DA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA349), Sep 9, 1982: Bensen BM8 (N9463A), Zilwauker, MI, destroyed

## 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 19820909045479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820909045479A), Sep 9, 1982: Amtrbx BENSEN8M (N9463A), Zilwaukee, MI, Destroyed. Gyrocopter crashed during emergency landing after engine failure.

## Other aircraft with N9463A

- [Cancelled 1951-03-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9463A-1951-03-07): Cessna 140A, S/N 15284. Owner: [Francis A O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRANCIS%20A%20O), [Erick, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Erick)

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