# N1654K: 1946 Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E, registration cancelled 2019-02-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 14, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190128)
- Engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005)
- Serial number: 4381
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: July 29, 1966
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A1072F
- Owner when cancelled: [Gillard Robert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GILLARD%20ROBERT%20E)
- Location: [Waterveliet, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Waterveliet)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1876° N, 86.2586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watervliet, MI, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1654K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1654K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1654K-2019-02-14

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 Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E: https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8e.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 CHI69F0107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0107), Jul 12, 1968: Luscombe 8E (N1654K), Watervliet, MI, destroyed

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