{"airworthiness_class":"Experimental","airworthiness_date":"1969-04-18","airworthiness_ops":"Amateur built","category":"conventional","cert_issue_date":"1969-02-26","city":"OAK VIEW","country_code":"US","county_code":"111","cruise_speed_mph":45,"data_date":"2026-09-25","documents":[],"eng_mfr_mdl":"43101","engine_horsepower":72,"engine_maker":"MCCULLOCH","engine_model":"4318A&E/0-100","engine_thrust_lb":0,"expiration_date":"2029-07-31","fractional_owner":0,"is_company":0,"is_electric":0,"is_unmanned_cert":0,"kit_mfr":"","kit_model":"","last_action_date":"2023-08-18","maker":"Bensen","maker_country":null,"maker_raw":"BENSEN","maker_segment":null,"mfr_mdl_code":"1300516","mode_s_code":"50253322","mode_s_hex":"A156D2","model":"B-8M","n_number":"N1859","name":"GRUMETTE STEVE","num_engines":1,"other_names":"","plain_english":"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.","region":"Western-Pacific","region_code":"4","registrant_type":"Individual","registrant_type_code":"1","seats":1,"serial_number":"431-29856","source":"FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database","state":"CA","status":"Valid registration","status_code":"V","status_short":"Valid","street":"10942 ENCINO DR","street2":"","type_aircraft":"Gyroplane","type_aircraft_code":"9","type_engine":"Two-cycle piston","type_engine_code":"7","unique_id":"00982720","url":"https://staging.data.eflight.com/aircraft/N1859","watchlist_group":null,"watchlist_note":null,"weight_class":"","year_mfr":1969,"zip":"930229238"}