# N1489B: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: October 3, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1489B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1489B

## Aircraft that carried N1489B

- [Cancelled 2020-10-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1489B-2020-10-03): Luscombe 8F, S/N 6116, built 1948. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Justice Richard Irven](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JUSTICE%20RICHARD%20IRVEN), [Smoketown, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Smoketown)

## NTSB investigations on N1489B (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA18CA448](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA448), Jul 26, 2018: Luscombe 8 (N1489B), Lawrenceville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a tailwind.
- [NTSB SEA76DYE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYE03), Jul 19, 1975: Luscombe 8F (N1489B), Bremerton, WA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1489B (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20180726018239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180726018239A), Jul 26, 2018: Luscombe 8F (N1489B), Lawrenceville, VA, Substantial damage. A/c landed runway 36, pilot lost control, veered left off the runway into the grass and flipped over. Pilot suffered minor injury to hand.
- [Accident 19750719019569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750719019569A), Jul 19, 1975: Luscom 8F (N1489B), Bremerton, WA, Substantial damage. Student plt not authorized for solo. Took acft on night solo.

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