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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N37511

N37511 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Switzer BENSEN B-8KSB built in 1975. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 20, 2012. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Switzer BENSEN B-8KSB cancelled September 20, 2012

Serial number
SB001
Type
Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1975
Last status
Sale reported, canceled
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
November 15, 1980
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Miami, FL
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

Douglas DC-6 cancelled December 28, 1966

Serial number
43000
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 21, 1965
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Purdue University (Corporation)
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N37511

MKC89FA109Accident on May 13, 1989 at Eldon, MO: serious injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bensen B-8KSB · serial SB001

PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN DURING TAKE OFF.

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