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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N2256M

N2256M is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Helton David W BENSEN B8M. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 26, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.

Helton David W BENSEN B8M cancelled September 26, 2013

Serial number
DH-1800
Type
Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
June 1, 1992
Last FAA action
August 21, 2007
Last owner
Hopf Larry L (Co-owned)
Marion, SD
Airworthiness
None on file

Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA cancelled April 27, 1988

Serial number
0498
Type
Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
N-number assigned but not yet registered
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Withheld
Airworthiness
None on file

Piper PA-34-200T cancelled date not given

Serial number
347870073
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
N-number assigned but not yet registered
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Withheld
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N2256M

LAX87FA147Accident on March 16, 1987 at Scottsdale, AZ: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Robinson R-22-A · serial 0498

A LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site