# N2098B: 1948 Luscombe 8E, registration cancelled 2012-10-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 16, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 6525
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 15, 1956
- Certificate issued: August 22, 1986
- Last registry action: October 19, 2007
- Mode S code: A1B6E4
- Owners when cancelled: [Mings Melissa](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MINGS%20MELISSA), [Mings Francis](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MINGS%20FRANCIS)
- Location: [Fremont, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fremont)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 37.5705° N, 121.9813° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94536, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2098B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2098B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2098B-2012-10-16

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 LAX87FA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA286), Aug 1, 1987: Luscombe 8A (N2098B), Oakdale, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other aircraft with N2098B

- [Cancelled 2024-12-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2098B-2024-12-19): Bell Textron Canada 429, S/N 57490, built 2023. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Bell Textron Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20TEXTRON%20INC), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)

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