# N1159B: 1947 Luscombe 8A, registration cancelled 1980-10-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 29, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 5786
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 5, 1975
- Mode S code: A0425B
- Owner when cancelled: [Nelson Leslie E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NELSON%20LESLIE%20E)
- Location: [Minnapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minnapolis)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0640° N, 93.3835° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55428, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1159B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1159B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1159B-1980-10-29

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 NYC79FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA067), Jul 28, 1979: Luscombe 8A (N1159B), Clarion, PA, 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 19790728037689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790728037689A), Jul 28, 1979: Luscom 8A (N1159B), Clarion, PA, Destroyed. VFR pilot operated acft into area of dense fog. Lost control. Acft crashed into trees in hilly terrain.

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