# N1406K: 1946 Luscombe 8E, registration cancelled 2018-05-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 3, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190112)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-694](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-694), [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 4133
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: December 9, 2014
- Last registry action: December 9, 2014
- Mode S code: A0A5E4
- Owner when cancelled: [Foxx Daniel J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOXX%20DANIEL%20J)
- Location: [Clarkston, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Clarkston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.7179° N, 83.4287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48346, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1406K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1406K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1406K-2018-05-03

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 8E: https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CEN15LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA381), Aug 23, 2015: Luscombe 8 (N1406K), Pontiac, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while landing with a left quartering tailwind. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inability to conduct a go-around because of a loss of…
- [NTSB CHI91LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA118), Mar 14, 1991: Luscombe 8E (N1406K), Flushing, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT AND NOT MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN A GROUND LOOP. FACTORS RELATING TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE THE GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS…

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20150823018989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150823018989A), Aug 23, 2015: Luscombe 8E (N1406K), Waterford, MI, Substantial damage. Approaching ptk, the pilot brought up the ATIS. He found it difficult to pick out the wind information due to the excessive information on the air show that…
- [Incident 20150125000569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150125000569I), Jan 25, 2015: Luscombe 8E (N1406K), Waterford, MI, Minor damage. Upon landing on runway 9L aircraft experienced a slight bounce or skip and was on only the left main landing gear then blown by a 0-40 quartering crosswind,…
- [Accident 19910314009279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910314009279A), Mar 14, 1991: Luscom 8E (N1406K), Flushing, MI, Substantial damage. Dragged a wing and ground looped landing in a gusty crosswind. Side loads collapsed landing gear.

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