# N71497: 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 31, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71497
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71497

## Aircraft that carried N71497

- [Cancelled 2018-05-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71497-2018-05-31): Luscombe 8A, S/N 2924, built 1946. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [West Fallbrook, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/West%20Fallbrook)

## NTSB investigations on N71497 (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 ERA16LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA291), Aug 13, 2016: Luscombe 8 (N71497), Marlboro, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent total loss of engine power.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N71497 (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 20160813024579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160813024579A), Aug 13, 2016: Luscombe 8A (N71497), Marlboro Twp, NJ, Destroyed. On August 13, 2016, about 1203 eastern daylight time, a Luscombe 8A, N71497, was substantially damaged during a forced landing in an open field near Marlboro,…

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