# N1909K: 1947 Luscombe 8E, registration cancelled 2004-05-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 20, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190112)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-694](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-694), [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 4636
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 11, 1958
- Certificate issued: February 11, 1997
- Last registry action: February 17, 2004
- Mode S code: A16BC8
- Owners when cancelled: [Van Schepen Frederick J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20SCHEPEN%20FREDERICK%20J), [Huisman Wesley](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUISMAN%20WESLEY)
- Location: [Orange City, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Orange%20City)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 43.0244° N, 96.0770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 51041, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1909K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1909K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1909K-2004-05-20

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 8E: https://openairdocs.org/model/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 CHI04LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA003), Oct 3, 2003: Luscombe 8E (N1909K), Orange City, IA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance from the trees while manuevering at a low altitude. A factor was the trees.

## 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 20031003028589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031003028589A), Oct 3, 2003: Luscom 8E (N1909K), Orange City, IA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) The aircraft approached from the west, hit the tops of trees approximately 40 feet above the ground, broke off the outboard 3 feet of the left wing, and…

## Other aircraft with N1909K

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1909K): Keith Russell A VANS RV-9A, S/N 91135, built 2009

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