Piston helicopter

N40892

Homebuilt Bensen B-80 A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
CW-AB1
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Columbia Falls, MT
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Registration record

N40892 on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Bensen B-80 A
Serial
CW-AB1
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Columbia Falls, MT
Certificate issued
1992-05-13
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A4CE07
Mode S (octal)
51147007
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1992-05-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N40892 to the current registrant.
  • 1990-09-07
    N40892 previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 180 / Archer / Challenger 180 (s/n 287405074); cancelled.
Overview

About N40892

N40892 is a Homebuilt Bensen B-80 A, serial number CW-AB1. It is registered to an individual in Columbia Falls, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 13, 1992 and expires on September 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one None NONE engine and 1 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N40892. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-09-17 Accident · Haymarket, VA Damage: Destroyed Minor injury NTSB · BFO89LA080
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-180 — a different aircraft that carried the N40892 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: IMPROPER USE OF THE FUEL SELECTOR, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION & LOSS OF ENGINE POWER; AND IMPROPER USE OF EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AFTER LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PRESENCE OF HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS (TREES) IN THE APPROACH PATH TO THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA WAS A FACTOR.

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.