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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Luscombe
Model
8A
Serial number
6440
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
A1987D
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
2024 – nowIndividual ownerEllensburg, WA · current
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 · destroyed
Jun 12, 1982 · Delano, CA
THE PILOT AND HIS DAUGHTER WERE ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. DURING A FORCED LANDING APPROACH TO A HIGHWAY, THE PILOT NOTICED SOME POWERLINES WHICH HE WENT UNDER. HE AVOIDED THE POWERLINES, BUT HIT A TRUCK. THE CRASH SITE WAS LOCATED WITHIN 5 MILES OF THE DESTINATION. THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND HAD NO RECOLLECTION ABOUT THE ACCIDENT. HIS DAUGHTER RELATED THAT…
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 (2)
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.
Wings · spar · corrodedMar 18, 1998
DURING C/W AD 96-24-17R (AMEND NR 39-10229 EFF 1-27-97), INTERGRANULAR CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE LOWER WEB OF THE RT REAR SPAR AFT FACE APPROXIMATELY 17 INCHES FROM THE WING ATTACH POINT. THE CORROSION HAD CAUSED A BULGE IN THE MATERIAL AND WAS APPROXIMATELY 50 PERCENT THROUGH THE THICKNESS OF…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Wings · spar · corrodedJan 2, 1998
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF AD 96-24-17 (AMEND NR 39-9841 EFF 1-27-97) INTERGRANULAR CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE REAR SPAR APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES OUTBOARD OF WING ATTACH POINTS ON THE REAR SURFACE TOP OF REAR SPAR. AREA WAS SLIGHTLY BULGED WITH A .50 INCH IN DIAMETER PIT WITH FLAKING ALUMINUM INSIDE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.