Piston helicopter

N688BA

1985 Homebuilt Benson Gyrocopter

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1985
Serial
FG85B64532
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Mcculloch 4318 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Costa Mesa, CA
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Registration record

N688BA on the FAA register

Type
1985 Homebuilt Benson Gyrocopter
Serial
FG85B64532
Engines
Mcculloch 4318 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Costa Mesa, CA
Certificate issued
2020-03-25
Airworthiness date
2017-12-05
Registration expires
2027-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A92109
Mode S (octal)
52220411
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-03-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N688BA.
  • 2017-12-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1985
    Manufactured (1985).
Overview

About N688BA

N688BA is a 1985 Homebuilt Benson Gyrocopter, serial number FG85B64532. It is registered to an individual in Costa Mesa, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 25, 2020 and expires on March 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Mcculloch 4318 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated December 5, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N688BA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N688BA.

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.