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N1216BLuscombe 8E

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 19, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Sep 1992)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Valid
expires Mar 31, 2029
Based in
Milan, IL
owner city / state
Engine
C85 SERIES · 85 hp
Cont Motor
Owners
1
since 2022
NTSB events
1
substantial, 1992
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026
Registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Milan, IL
Certificate issued
Mar 9, 2022
Expires
Mar 31, 2029
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date
Jun 16, 1956

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Luscombe
Model
8E
Serial number
5843
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
2
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A05A95

Engine

Make and model
Cont Motor C85 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
85 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2022 – nowIndividual ownerMilan, IL · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Sep 13, 1992 · Rochester, MA

THE PILOT'S ABRUPT APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE NOSING OVER.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
BFO92LA147

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for BFO92LA147)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (1)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Stabilizers · fitting · crackedMar 28, 1995

    DURING AN INSPECTION, SLIGHT LOOSNESS NOTICED IN THE HORIZ STABILIZER. FURTHER DISASSEMBLY SHOWED FORWARD FITTING CRACKED COMPLETELY THROUGH NEAR RT BOLT HOLE. THE ACFT RECORDS SHOWED THAT EXTENSIVE REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE TO THE EMPENNAGE AFTER A LANDING INCIDENT. THE AFFECTED PART WAS MOST LIKELY…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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