Piston helicopter

N77XL

1974 Homebuilt Bensen B-8M

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
1212
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Hinckley, MN
Registration record

N77XL on the FAA register

Type
1974 Homebuilt Bensen B-8M
Serial
1212
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Hinckley, MN
Certificate issued
2016-11-29
Airworthiness date
1978-03-30
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AA68C6
Mode S (octal)
52464306
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-11-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N77XL.
  • 1978-03-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1974
    Manufactured (1974).
Overview

About N77XL

N77XL is a 1974 Homebuilt Bensen B-8M, serial number 1212. It is registered to an individual in Hinckley, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 29, 2016 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Volkswagen CONVERSION engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated March 30, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N77XL.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N77XL.

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.