# N1516B: 1948 Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A, registration cancelled 2014-09-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 5, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 6143
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 11, 1955
- Certificate issued: February 11, 1998
- Last registry action: December 12, 2007
- Mode S code: A0D112
- Owner when cancelled: [Baron Jonathan M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARON%20JONATHAN%20M)
- Location: [Charlottesville, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Charlottesville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.0070° N, 78.5950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 22903, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1516B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1516B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1516B-2014-09-05

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 ERA10CA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA334), Jun 26, 2010: Silvaire Luscombe 8A (N1516B), Gordonsville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control, and his excessive braking during the landing rollout.

## 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 20100626037009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100626037009A), Jun 26, 2010: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A (N1516B), Gordonsville, VA, Substantial damage. The student pilot was practicing landings on runway 23 in VMC conditions with a light crosswind from the left. According to the pilot at about 1100 local, on…

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