# N1144B: Luscombe 8A, registration cancelled 1988-06-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 22, 1988
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-694](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-694) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5771
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 23, 1977
- Last registry action: January 18, 2000
- Mode S code: A03DF5
- Owner when cancelled: [Fletcher Walter B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLETCHER%20WALTER%20B)
- Location: [Asheville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Asheville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.5945° N, 82.5580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1144B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1144B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1144B-1988-06-22

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Luscombe 8A: https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a.md

## NTSB investigations (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 ATL88FA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA199), Jun 22, 1988: Luscombe 8A (N1144B), Horse Shoe, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19880622022699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880622022699A), Jun 22, 1988: Luscom 8A (N1144B), Asheville, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into a 37 ft AGL powerline. Crashed and burned. Was flying over a field in a gap between tree covered hills.

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