# N1606B: 1948 Luscombe 11A, registration cancelled 2015-05-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 20, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Luscombe 11A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-11a) (registry code 8890402)
- Engine: [Continental E165 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e165-series) (registry code 17013)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-804](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-804), [TCDS E-246](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-246) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 11-112
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 16, 1956
- Certificate issued: March 12, 2001
- Last registry action: March 16, 2010
- Mode S code: A0F4DA
- Owners when cancelled: [Drexler Joseph S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DREXLER%20JOSEPH%20S), [Drexler John N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DREXLER%20JOHN%20N)
- Location: [Sun City, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Sun%20City)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6058° N, 112.2841° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85351, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1606B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1606B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1606B-2015-05-20

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 11A: https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-11a.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 WPR10LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA306), Jun 19, 2010: Luscombe 11A (N1606B), Merced, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to maintain airplane control during cruise flight due to the failure of the elevator trim tab as a result of missing hardware for the elevator control cable bellcrank to…
- [NTSB LAX01LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA184), May 18, 2001: Luscombe 11A (N1606B), Apple Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's fuel mismanagement, which led to fuel exhaustion, a loss of engine power, and subsequent landing on unsuitable terrain.

## 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 20100618036319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100618036319A), Jun 18, 2010: Luscombe 11A (N1606B), Merced, CA, Destroyed. While enroute the pilot stated he felt a "bad vibration from the tail." The pilot was able to look back thru the rear windows and was able to see the elevator…
- [Accident 20010518010009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010518010009A), May 18, 2001: Temco 11A (N1606B), Apple Valley, CA, Substantial damage. (.19)On may 18, 2001, at 1351 hours pacific daylight time, a Luscombe 11A, N1606B, sustained substantial damage when it made a forced landing near Apple…

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