N2436 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Kretsinger BENSEN B8M built in 1970. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 15, 2019. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Kretsinger BENSEN B8M cancelled January 15, 2019
- Serial number
- BA42670-1VWM
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1970
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- October 7, 1970
- Last FAA action
- February 12, 2015
- Last owner
- Eldridge U Kretsinger (Individual)
St Louis Park, MN - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Buhl Airstar CA-3-A cancelled November 1, 1937
- Serial number
- 2
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- December 30, 1936
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Papulias John JR (Corporation)
Steubenville, OH - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N2436
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Kretsinger BENSEN B8M · serial BA42670-1VWM
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, resulting in a loss of control, and a collision with terrain.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Kretsinger BENSEN B8M · serial BA42670
the pilot's poor inflight planning in that he turned into a tailwind which resulted in diminished airspeed. Factors associated with the accident were the tailwind, low altitude maneuvering, the snow covered terrain, and the pilot's inability to successfully perform remedial action.
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