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N2232K1947 Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 19, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Oct 16, 2012.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Mar 1995)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Lynwood, CA
owner city / state
Engine
C85 SERIES · 85 hp
Cont Motor
Owners
1
since 1969
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 1995
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026
Last registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Lynwood, CA
Certificate issued
Aug 20, 1969
Canceled
Oct 16, 2012
Airworthiness
Standard
Airworthiness date
Apr 27, 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
Silvaire
Model
LUSCOMBE 8E
Year
1947
Serial number
4959
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
A1EECE

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. 1969 – 2012Individual ownerLynwood, CA

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 · destroyed

Mar 25, 1995 · Compton, CA

The pilot's poor preflight inspection, the mechanic's poor annual inspection, and the leaking fuel caps which allowed water to contaminate the fuel.

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Minor
Report
LAX95FA145

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for LAX95FA145)

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.

  • Fuel · fuel system · water contamApr 24, 1995

    LOST ENGINE POWER DURING TAKEOFF AT 200 FEET AGL. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED. FOUND WATER IN GASCOLATOR. BOTH FUEL FILL CAPS LEAKING. FUEL FILL CAPS DID NOT PROVIDE A TIGHT SEAL. SUSPECT WATER DAMMED AROUND FILTER NECKS DURING HEAVY RAIN AND ENTERED FUEL TANKS.

    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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