# N1186K: 1946 Luscombe 8A, registration cancelled 2012-06-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 4, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-694](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-694), [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3913
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 12, 1956
- Last registry action: April 1, 1998
- Mode S code: A04D1F
- Location: [Alton, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Alton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5793° N, 86.6375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alton, AL, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1186K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1186K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1186K-2012-06-04

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 LAX80DVG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG10), Dec 8, 1979: Luscombe 8A (N1186K), Fort Bidwell, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 19970316009059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970316009059I), Mar 16, 1997: Luscom 8A (N1186K), Fort Pierce, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft landed on runway 32. Aircraft veered right then left as left hand main landing gear failed. Inspection of left hand main landing gear…
- [Accident 19791208032019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791208032019A), Dec 8, 1979: Luscom 8A (N1186K), Ft Bidwell, CA, Substantial damage. Lndg acft struck boulders holding down x markers in middle of closed rwy. Markernot seen from air. NOTAM issued .

## Other aircraft with N1186K

- [Cancelled 2019-12-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1186K-2019-12-16): Textron B300, S/N FL-1186, built 2019. Exported to Thailand. Owner: [Bank Of Utah Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BANK%20OF%20UTAH%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

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