# N2430K: 1947 Luscombe 8E, registration cancelled 2004-03-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 12, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- 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: 5157
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, other
- Airworthiness date: January 20, 1961
- Certificate issued: October 2, 1984
- Last registry action: July 8, 1989
- Mode S code: A23D86
- Owner when cancelled: [Tylenda John](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TYLENDA%20JOHN)
- Location: [Grady, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Grady)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.9739° N, 86.1617° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36036, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2430K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2430K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2430K-2004-03-12

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 FTW92LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA115), Apr 17, 1992: Luscombe 8E (N2430K), Acton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED DURING THE LANDING. FACTORS WERE THE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS, THE CARBURETOR ICE INDUCED POWER LOSS, AND THE PILOT'S DELAYED USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT.

## 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 19920417010339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920417010339A), Apr 17, 1992: Luscom 8E (N2430K), Acton, TX, Substantial damage. Lost power during slow flight. Landed fast on short Private strip. Nosed over into pond end runway. Carburetor ice.

## Other aircraft with N2430K

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2430K): Tylenda John R VANS RV-6, S/N 22712, built 2005

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