# N1183B: Luscombe 8A, registration cancelled 1973-12-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 5, 1973
- 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: 5810
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 17, 1973
- Mode S code: A04CAE
- Owner when cancelled: [Harris Bryan Riley](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARRIS%20BRYAN%20RILEY)
- Location: [Ojai, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Ojai)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1183B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1183B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1183B-1973-12-05

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 LAX74AL008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL008), Aug 4, 1973: Luscombe 8A (N1183B), Ventura, CA, 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 19730804033929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730804033929A), Aug 4, 1973: Luscom 8E (N1183B), Ventura, CA, Destroyed. Student plt had not soloed. Took off in poor wea and crashed in ocean. Acft sank.

## Other aircraft with N1183B

- [Cancelled 2013-06-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1183B-2013-06-04): Cessna 310Q, S/N 310Q0745. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Jaeb Gerald](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAEB%20GERALD), [Maitland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Maitland)

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