# N71889: 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: July 23, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71889
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71889

## Aircraft that carried N71889

- [Cancelled 2013-07-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71889-2013-07-23): Luscombe 8A, S/N 3316, built 1946. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Stephenson Hugh S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEPHENSON%20HUGH%20S), [Hot Springs, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Hot%20Springs)

## NTSB investigations on N71889 (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 FTW81FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA123), Jul 21, 1981: Luscombe 8A (N71889), N Little Rock, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N71889 (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 19810721046369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810721046369A), Jul 21, 1981: Luscom 8A (N71889), North Little Ro, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Evidence indicates student pilot with passenger stalled aircraft and spun into trees. No witnesses.

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