N26063 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Nelson BENSEN B-8M built in 1977. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 21, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
N26063 is reserved by General Mitchell International Airport since May 5, 2026. Reservation type: Reserved, no fee.
Nelson BENSEN B-8M cancelled February 21, 2013
- Serial number
- B8M9176
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1977
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- September 19, 1984
- Last FAA action
- August 7, 1996
- Last owner
- Waid Ronald P (Individual)
Aurora, IL - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
NTSB accident and incident record under N26063
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Nelson BENSON B-8M · serial B8M9176
IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT (OWNER/PILOT/MECHANIC), AND HIS IMPROPER MODIFICATION OF THE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE (OR INABILITY) TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE GYROCOPTER. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S LACK OF FLIGHT TRAINING.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Benson B8M · serial 9176
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