# N45503: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190120, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 2030
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: March 24, 2023
- Expires: March 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A58723
- Registered owner: [Dolin Robert Lee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOLIN%20ROBERT%20LEE)
- Location: [New Haven, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/New%20Haven)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9736° N, 81.9826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 25265, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=45503
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45503

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 MIA81FLA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLA07), Dec 7, 1980: Luscombe 8A (N45503), Macclenny, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA69D0096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0096), Jul 13, 1968: Luscombe 8A (N45503), Longwood, FL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19801207076399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801207076399A), Dec 7, 1980: Luscom 8A (N45503), Macclenny, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control & aircraft crashed during takeoff due to bolt coming out of rudder horn.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8a/aircraft.md

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