Piston helicopter

N99550

1978 Homebuilt BENSEN-B8MJ

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
WDF-1-77
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Durham, NC
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Registration record

N99550 on the FAA register

Type
1978 Homebuilt BENSEN-B8MJ
Serial
WDF-1-77
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Durham, NC
Certificate issued
2011-01-14
Airworthiness date
1977-04-27
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ADE856
Mode S (octal)
53364126
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-01-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N99550.
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
  • 1977-04-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N99550

N99550 is a 1978 Homebuilt BENSEN-B8MJ, serial number WDF-1-77. It is registered to an individual in Durham, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 14, 2011 and expires on January 31, 2030.

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 April 27, 1977.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N99550.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N99550.

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.