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N7030T

N7030T is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Ridgway Jack BENSEN B8M built in 1989. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 19, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Ridgway Jack BENSEN B8M cancelled September 19, 2013

Serial number
JR0001
Type
Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1989
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
October 18, 1988
Last FAA action
May 2, 2007
Last owner
Ridgway Jack J (Individual)
Lakehills, TX
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

Cessna 172 cancelled August 13, 1959

Serial number
46630
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Mexico
Certificate issued
July 22, 1959
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Cessna Aicraft CO (Corporation)
Wichita, KS
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N7030T

ATL07LA026Accident on December 10, 2006 at Johns Island, SC: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Ridgway Bensen B8M · serial JR000

The pilots improper preflight planning and decision resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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