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N1953B1948 Luscombe 8A

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jul 13, 2024.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Mar 2022)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Crystal, MN
owner city / state
Engine
A&C65 SERIES · 65 hp
Cont Motor
Owners
1
on record
NTSB events
1
substantial, 2022
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Crystal, MN
Canceled
Jul 13, 2024
Airworthiness
Standard
Airworthiness date
Sep 24, 1955

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
8A
Year
1948
Serial number
6380
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
A17D81

Engine

Make and model
Cont Motor A&C65 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
65 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. until 2024Individual ownerCrystal, MN

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Mar 20, 2022 · Paragould, AR

The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing which resulted in a ground loop.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
CEN22LA174

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN22LA174)

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.

  • Equipment and furnishings · elt · activatedJun 14, 2021

    ARTEX ELT 345 WENT OFF WITH AIRCRAFT SITTING IN CLOSED HANGAR, UNDISTURBED. UNIT RETURNED TO ARTEX FOR INSPECTION.

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

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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