# N1820K: Luscombe 8E, registration cancelled 1975-09-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 16, 1975
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190112)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-694](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-694) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 4547
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 15, 1974
- Mode S code: A14A7C
- Owner when cancelled: [Lake City Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAKE%20CITY%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Watertown, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Watertown)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1820K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1820K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1820K-1975-09-16

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 8E: https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e.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 MKC76FTK03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FTK03), Aug 5, 1975: Luscombe 8E (N1820K), Watertown, SD, destroyed
- [NTSB MKC70D0047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0047), Jun 29, 1969: Luscombe 8E (N1820K), Dempster, SD, substantial damage

## 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 19750805023649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750805023649A), Aug 5, 1975: Luscom 8E (N1820K), Watertown, SD, Destroyed. Acft obsvd to clb steeply to abt 200FT AGL into a hammerhead stall. Alt too low for rcvry.

## Other aircraft with N1820K

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1820K): Cessna 182P, S/N 182-64092, built 1975

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