# N1597K: 1946 Luscombe 8A, registration cancelled 1968-04-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 4, 1968
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 4324
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 14, 1967
- Mode S code: A0EEF5
- Owner when cancelled: [White Carl H/C/0 Rca Grand Turk Aaf](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITE%20CARL%20H%2FC%2F0%20RCA%20GRAND%20TURK%20AAF)
- Location: [Patrick Afb, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Patrick%20Afb)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1597K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1597K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1597K-1968-04-04

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 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 MIA68D0379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0379), Dec 26, 1967: Luscombe 8A (N1597K), Grand Turk Is.Bwi, Tokelau, destroyed

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