Piston helicopter

N17610

Homebuilt Bensen B8MR

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
PFA G/01-1202
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Tomball, TX
Registration record

N17610 on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Bensen B8MR
Serial
PFA G/01-1202
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Tomball, TX
Certificate issued
2021-07-20
Airworthiness date
1997-05-08
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A1320B
Mode S (octal)
50231013
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-07-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N17610 to the current registrant.
  • 1997-05-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1994-07-18
    N17610 previously assigned to a Homebuilt Collier AMBASSADOR-1 (s/n 101); cancelled.
Overview

About N17610

N17610 is a Homebuilt Bensen B8MR, serial number PFA G/01-1202. It is registered to an individual in Tomball, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 20, 2021 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 8, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N17610.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N17610.

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.