# N2381: 1938 Luscombe 8A, registration cancelled 2009-07-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 15, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Registration revoked
- Airframe: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104)
- Engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-694](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-694) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 814
- Year built: 1938
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Certificate issued: June 14, 1978
- Last registry action: June 24, 1978
- Mode S code: A228B3
- Owners when cancelled: [Lewis Raymond L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEWIS%20RAYMOND%20L), [Adkisson Earl M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ADKISSON%20EARL%20M)
- Location: [Atwood, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Atwood)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8266° N, 88.4716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 61913, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2381
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2381
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2381-2009-07-15

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 8A: https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a.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 CHI79FEV22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEV22), May 26, 1979: Luscomb 8A (N2381), Garrett, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19790526021649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790526021649A), May 26, 1979: Luscom 8A (N2381), Garrett, IL, Destroyed. Plt was buzzing area & performed acrobatics at a low alt. Acft then observed to make steep dive, failed to pull out

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