Piston helicopter

N2980

1980 Homebuilt Bensen B-8M

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
8450
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Valley Grande, AL
Registration record

N2980 on the FAA register

Type
1980 Homebuilt Bensen B-8M
Serial
8450
Engines
Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Valley Grande, AL
Certificate issued
1981-01-07
Airworthiness date
1980-05-28
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A3158A
Mode S (octal)
50612612
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1981-01-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N2980 to the current registrant.
  • 1980-05-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1930-01-10
    N2980 previously assigned to a Homebuilt JN4D (s/n 33847); cancelled.
Overview

About N2980

N2980 is a 1980 Homebuilt Bensen B-8M, serial number 8450. It is registered to an individual in Valley Grande, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 7, 1981 and expires on June 30, 2029.

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 May 28, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N2980.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N2980.

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.