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N1859

Bensen B-8M

N1859 is a Bensen B-8M, a gyroplane with a two-stroke engine, built in 1969. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Oak View, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 26, 1969 and expires on July 31, 2029. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated April 18, 1969.

Aircraft

Maker
Bensen
Model
B-8M
Serial number
431-29856
Type
Gyroplane
Power
Two-cycle piston, 1 motor · Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100 · 72 hp
Seats
1
Year built
1969
Cruising speed
45 mph
Transponder code
A156D2 (octal 50253322)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
February 26, 1969
Expires
July 31, 2029
Last FAA action
August 18, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · April 18, 1969
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
00982720

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Grumette Steve
Type
Individual
Address
10942 Encino Dr
Oak View, CA 93022-9238

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 1

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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data