# N1530K: Luscombe 8A, registration cancelled 1983-12-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 17, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-694](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-694) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 4257
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 1, 1980
- Last registry action: December 17, 1983
- Mode S code: A0D7B6
- Owners when cancelled: [Bates Arthur E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BATES%20ARTHUR%20E), [Randolph Janice D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RANDOLPH%20JANICE%20D), [Schnake Lester F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHNAKE%20LESTER%20F), [Bearry Lonnie H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEARRY%20LONNIE%20H)
- Location: [Poway, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Poway)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9848° N, 117.0127° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92064, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1530K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1530K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1530K-1983-12-17

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 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 LAX81FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA065), Mar 22, 1981: Luscombe 8A (N1530K), Ocotillo Wells, CA, 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 19810322010989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810322010989A), Mar 22, 1981: Luscom 8A (N1530K), Ocotillo Wells, CA, Destroyed. Flying over desert as low as two to three feet, struck sand-dune. Airplane flipped over after impact & burned.

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