Piston helicopter

N15SM

1976 Homebuilt B-8M

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1976
Serial
314565931-01
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Montgomery Village, MD
Registration record

N15SM on the FAA register

Type
1976 Homebuilt B-8M
Serial
314565931-01
Engines
Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Montgomery Village, MD
Certificate issued
1975-05-31
Airworthiness date
1978-06-06
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A0C972
Mode S (octal)
50144562
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1978-06-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1976
    Manufactured (1976).
  • 1975-05-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N15SM.
Overview

About N15SM

N15SM is a 1976 Homebuilt B-8M, serial number 314565931-01. It is registered to an individual in Montgomery Village, Maryland. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 31, 1975 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100 engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 6, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N15SM.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N15SM.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.