Piston helicopter

N5157M

Homebuilt Bensen B8M

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
001
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Edinburg, VA
Registration record

N5157M on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Bensen B8M
Serial
001
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Edinburg, VA
Certificate issued
1988-03-03
Airworthiness date
1989-10-25
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6775B
Mode S (octal)
51473533
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1989-10-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1988-03-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N5157M.
Overview

About N5157M

N5157M is a Homebuilt Bensen B8M, serial number 001. It is registered to an individual in Edinburg, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 3, 1988 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 25, 1989.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5157M.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5157M.

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.