# N1780K: 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: June 25, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1780K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1780K

## Aircraft that carried N1780K

- [Cancelled 2020-06-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1780K-2020-06-25): Luscombe 8F, S/N 4507, built 1946. First renewal notice. Owner: [Kim Jonathan S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIM%20JONATHAN%20S), [Abilene, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Abilene)

## NTSB investigations on N1780K (1)

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 GAA18CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA061), Nov 23, 2017: Luscombe 8 (N1780K), Caldwell, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain yaw control and the exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack in the traffic pattern, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1780K (1)

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 20171123021929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171123021929A), Nov 23, 2017: Luscombe 8F (N1780K), Caldwell, TX, Substantial damage. The aircraft was on right base, turning final, for runway 36, which is located on the big star cattle ranch. It is a 2400 foot, asphalt, private, unregistered,…

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