# N1209K: 1946 Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A, registration cancelled 2023-10-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 29, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190120)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3936
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: August 4, 1973
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A0574F
- Owner when cancelled: [Morgan Kenneth E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MORGAN%20KENNETH%20E)
- Location: [Blanco, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Blanco)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.0864° N, 98.4580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78606, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1209K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1209K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1209K-2023-10-29

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A: https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-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 FTW80FRG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRG05), Oct 28, 1979: Luscombe 8A (N1209K), Fredericksburg, TX, destroyed

## 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 19791028037859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791028037859A), Oct 28, 1979: Luscom 8A (N1209K), Fredericksburg, TX, Destroyed. Airplane lost rudder & vertical stabilizer in level flight. Aircraft went into a flat spin to the ground.

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