# N1285K: 1946 Luscombe 8A, registration cancelled 2017-02-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 4, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, 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: 4012
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 10, 1955
- Certificate issued: October 22, 1974
- Last registry action: April 9, 1977
- Mode S code: A0747B
- Owners when cancelled: [Stovall Peter F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STOVALL%20PETER%20F), [Gardner John L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GARDNER%20JOHN%20L)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7716° N, 95.4089° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77007, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1285K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1285K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1285K-2017-02-04

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 FTW78FRA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRA11), Dec 18, 1977: Luscombe 8A (N1285K), Pearland, TX, 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 19771218040901A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771218040901A), Dec 18, 1977: Luscom 8A (N1285K), Pearland, TX, Substantial damage. Trees and hangar obstructed view of traffic on other rwy. No radio installed.

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