# N1489B: 1948 Luscombe 8F, registration cancelled 2020-10-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 3, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Luscombe 8F](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8f) (registry code 8190114)
- Engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-694](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-694), [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 6116
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: June 24, 2014
- Last registry action: March 8, 2017
- Mode S code: A0C3FD
- Owner when cancelled: [Justice Richard Irven](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JUSTICE%20RICHARD%20IRVEN)
- Location: [Smoketown, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Smoketown)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0371° N, 76.1978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17576, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1489B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1489B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1489B-2020-10-03

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 8F: https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8f.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 GAA18CA448](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA448), Jul 26, 2018: Luscombe 8 (N1489B), Lawrenceville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a tailwind.
- [NTSB SEA76DYE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYE03), Jul 19, 1975: Luscombe 8F (N1489B), Bremerton, WA, 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.

- [Accident 20180726018239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180726018239A), Jul 26, 2018: Luscombe 8F (N1489B), Lawrenceville, VA, Substantial damage. A/c landed runway 36, pilot lost control, veered left off the runway into the grass and flipped over. Pilot suffered minor injury to hand.
- [Accident 19750719019569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750719019569A), Jul 19, 1975: Luscom 8F (N1489B), Bremerton, WA, Substantial damage. Student plt not authorized for solo. Took acft on night solo.

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