# Benham Howard C F8L FALCO

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 056225B
- Manufacturer (registry): BENHAM HOWARD C
- Model: F8L FALCO
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/benham-howard-c-f8l-falco

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## 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 CHI95LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA322), Sep 17, 1995: Benham F8L Falco (N11HM), Augusta, KS, destroyed. Probable cause: a sudden shift in wind direction which resulted in diminished airspeed during takeoff.

## 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 19950917029779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950917029779A), Sep 17, 1995: Amtr F8LFALCO (N11HM), Augusta, KS, Destroyed. Wind shift on liftoff. Aborted due obstacles end runway. Ran off end thru a fence into wooded area. (.4)the pilot stated that a 90 to 100 degree change in wind…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Aeromere F.8L FALCO](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeromere-f-8l-falco): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 0210100
- [Kunse Elmer F8L FALCO](https://openairdocs.org/model/kunse-elmer-f8l-falco): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05601E0
- [Hofler Jobie Willard F.8L FALCO](https://openairdocs.org/model/hofler-jobie-willard-f-8l-falco): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05601S5
- [Olson Melvin D F.8L FALCO](https://openairdocs.org/model/olson-melvin-d-f-8l-falco): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05606ZU
- [Thompson H/Sumey P F 8 L FALCO](https://openairdocs.org/model/thompson-h-sumey-p-f-8-l-falco): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05607LE
- [Harns John H F8L FALCO](https://openairdocs.org/model/harns-john-h-f8l-falco): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05613DP
- [Shaw Jimmy D F.8L FALCO](https://openairdocs.org/model/shaw-jimmy-d-f-8l-falco): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05613MA
- [Root Duane F 8.L FALCO](https://openairdocs.org/model/root-duane-f-8-l-falco): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056170G
- [Devoe John Brooks F.8L FALCO](https://openairdocs.org/model/devoe-john-brooks-f-8l-falco): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05618JE
- [Weldon Larry F8-L FALCO](https://openairdocs.org/model/weldon-larry-f8-l-falco): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056198I
- [Nutt William F.8L FALCO](https://openairdocs.org/model/nutt-william-f-8l-falco): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05621QQ
- [Rives Cecil R F.8L FALCO](https://openairdocs.org/model/rives-cecil-r-f-8l-falco): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05623QM

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