# N45508: 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: May 30, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=45508
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45508

## Aircraft that carried N45508

- [Cancelled 2018-05-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45508-2018-05-30): Luscombe 8A, S/N 2035, built 1946. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)

## NTSB investigations on N45508 (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 GAA15CA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA193), Jul 19, 2015: Luscombe 8A (N45508), Oxford, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff based on the runway and density altitude conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N45508 (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 20150718011219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150718011219A), Jul 18, 2015: Luscombe 8A (N45508), Oxford, IA, Destroyed. On July 18, 2015 at approximately 8:10 pm local time, the aircraft was departing runway 15 at green castle airport (IA24). Takeoff roll started on the turf…

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.