# Benson Gyroplane B8M

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05636B7
- Manufacturer (registry): BENSON GYROPLANE
- Model: B8M
- Aircraft type: Rotorcraft
- Category: Rotorcraft
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/benson-gyroplane-b8m

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 (5)

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 SEA75FYI15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FYI15), Oct 26, 1974: Bensen B8ME (N3306), Eugene, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB OAK75FX022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FX022), Sep 7, 1974: Bensen B-8M (N8183), Reno, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB SEA75DYI06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYI06), Aug 17, 1974: Bensen B-8M (N3306), Eugene, OR, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA70DKJ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70DKJ37), May 20, 1970: Bensen B-8M (N8183), Enterprise, AL, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI69F0521](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0521), Feb 28, 1969: Bensen B-8M (N1173), Lacon, IL, 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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