# Lathrop Steven A B8M

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 059030U
- Manufacturer (registry): LATHROP STEVEN A
- Model: B8M
- Aircraft type: Gyroplane
- Category: Rotorcraft
- Engines: 1 · 4 cycle
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Light sport
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/lathrop-steven-a-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 (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 CEN15LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA235), May 1, 2015: Lathrop Steven A B8M (N5606X), Ravenna, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.

## 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 20150501006339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150501006339A), May 1, 2015: Lathrop Steven A B8M (N5606X), Ravenna, MI, Destroyed. Pilot struck powerlines while flying low over farm area. Rotor blade mast severed by powerline contact. Pilot was struck in face and helmet by powerlines.…

## 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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