# N71687: 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: September 19, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71687
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71687

## Aircraft that carried N71687

- [Cancelled 2013-09-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71687-2013-09-19): Luscombe 8A, S/N 3114, built 1946. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Betts Brian N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BETTS%20BRIAN%20N), [Williamsfield, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Williamsfield)

## NTSB investigations on N71687 (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 CEN11FA420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA420), Jun 26, 2011: Luscombe 8A (N71687), Farmdale, OH, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to initiate an aerobatic maneuver at an altitude that did not allow for full recovery of the airplane before ground impact.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N71687 (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 20110626014419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110626014419A), Jun 26, 2011: Luscombe 8A (N71687), Gustavus Townsh, OH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The pilot stated that he was attending a birthday party at the private airfield and he had flown earlier in the day and did two round trip flight from the…

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