Gyroplane

N1980A

2007 Homebuilt Benson Gyro

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2007
Serial
MRB 01207
Class
Gyroplane
Engines
Subaru ALL MDLS A/B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Liberty Twp, OH
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Registration record

N1980A on the FAA register

Type
2007 Homebuilt Benson Gyro
Serial
MRB 01207
Engines
Subaru ALL MDLS A/B
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Liberty Twp, OH
Certificate issued
2013-03-13
Airworthiness date
2008-01-23
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A1883C
Mode S (octal)
50304074
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-03-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N1980A to the current registrant.
  • 2008-01-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2007
    Manufactured (2007).
  • 2004-03-02
    N1980A previously assigned to a Homebuilt Great Lakes 2T-1A (s/n 7123D-501); cancelled.
  • 1954-09-24
    N1980A previously assigned to a Piper PA-18A (s/n 18-1803); cancelled.
Overview

About N1980A

N1980A is a 2007 Homebuilt Benson Gyro, serial number MRB 01207. It is registered to an individual in Liberty Twp, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 13, 2013 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a gyroplane, one Subaru ALL MDLS A/B engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated January 23, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1980A. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2003-03-22 Accident · Daytona Beach, FL Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · MIA03LA080
Reported aircraft: Ditommasso-Keminski Great Lakes 2T-1A — a different aircraft that carried the N1980A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight planning/decision to perform a second flight with known deficiencies in equipment, and his failure to maintain airspeed above the airplane's stall speed while maneuvering to reverse direction to land, after the engine subsequently ceased to operate, which resulted in a stall/mush, an inflight lost of control, an uncontrolled descent, and an impact with a ditch.

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.