# N71617: 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: March 23, 2024
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71617
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71617

## Aircraft that carried N71617

- [Cancelled 2024-03-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71617-2024-03-23): Luscombe 8A, S/N 3044, built 1946. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Bunker Hill, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Bunker%20Hill)

## NTSB investigations on N71617 (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 GAA18CA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA205), Apr 5, 2018: Luscombe 8 (N71617), Vernon, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing

## FAA accident and incident reports on N71617 (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 20180405007809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180405007809A), Apr 5, 2018: Luscombe 8A (N71617), Vernon, TX, Substantial damage. On April 5, 2018, at approximately 1445 CDT, N71617, a Luscombe L8A, ground looped after landing at Vernon airport (F05) in Vernon, Texas. Aircraft was being…

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