# Bensen B8M

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry codes: 059028L, 13007P1
- Manufacturer (registry): BENSEN
- Model: B8M
- Aircraft type: Gyroplane
- Category: Rotorcraft
- Engines: 1 · 2 cycle
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Light sport
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b8m

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker. The FAA lists this model under more than one registry code, usually for different spellings of the maker. This page covers them all.

## 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 LAX67A0094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0094), Apr 6, 1967: Bensen B-8-M (N1400), Corona, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to aircraft with this model.

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Bensen B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8m): 4 registered aircraft, registry code 1300516
- [Bradford C Heinitz B8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/bradford-c-heinitz-b8m): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05633XW
- [Burgess Timothy F B8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/burgess-timothy-f-b8m): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05901JF
- [Bauder James B8-M](https://openairdocs.org/model/bauder-james-b8-m): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 130051Z
- [Edwards B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/edwards-b-8m): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 1300724
- [Manning-Bensen B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/manning-bensen-b-8m): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 130075A
- [Bensen-Werts B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-werts-b-8m): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 13007ZZ
- [Berry B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/berry-b-8m): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 1300893
- [Moore B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/moore-b-8m): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 1302182
- [Grigsby B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/grigsby-b-8m): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 13021C7
- [Oneal Michael B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/oneal-michael-b-8m): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 13021GU
- [Smith Silas F B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-silas-f-b-8m): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 13021HD

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