Piston helicopter

N2198B

1996 Homebuilt Benson B-8M

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
EX-1
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Fairborn, OH
Registration record

N2198B on the FAA register

Type
1996 Homebuilt Benson B-8M
Serial
EX-1
Engines
Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fairborn, OH
Certificate issued
1994-04-06
Airworthiness date
1996-10-15
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A1DE63
Mode S (octal)
50357143
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1996-10-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1994-04-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N2198B to the current registrant.
  • 1990-10-25
    N2198B previously assigned to a Homebuilt TWIN Star (s/n TS11209); cancelled.
  • 1978-11-22
    N2198B previously assigned to a Piper Seminole (s/n 44-7995103); cancelled.
  • 1965-05-19
    N2198B previously assigned to a Luscombe T-8F (s/n 6625); cancelled.
Overview

About N2198B

N2198B is a 1996 Homebuilt Benson B-8M, serial number EX-1. It is registered to an individual in Fairborn, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 6, 1994 and expires on March 31, 2030.

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 October 15, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N2198B.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N2198B.

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.