# N9677Z: 1963 Bensen B-8, registration cancelled 2018-03-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 23, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- 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: MZ-1
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Certificate issued: September 22, 1965
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: AD798C
- Owner when cancelled: [Layne Charles A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAYNE%20CHARLES%20A)
- Location: [Laguna Hills, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Laguna%20Hills)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5955° N, 117.7014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92653, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9677Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9677Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9677Z-2018-03-23

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 (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 LAX67A0070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0070), Jan 28, 1967: Bensen B-8M (N9677Z), Chino, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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