# Edwards B-8M

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 1300724
- Manufacturer (registry): EDWARDS
- Model: B-8M
- Aircraft type: Rotorcraft
- Category: Rotorcraft
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Cruise speed: 45 mph
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/edwards-b-8m

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 (1)

- [N3145](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3145): [Edwards James R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EDWARDS%20JAMES%20R), [Russellville, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Russellville), built 1968, S/N 5658

## 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 MIA77FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA055-142239), Mar 24, 1978: Bensen B-8M (N1559), Homestead, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## 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
- [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
- [Tindal David C B 8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/tindal-david-c-b-8m): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 13021JA

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