# N25229: 1940 Luscombe 8A, registration cancelled 2009-07-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 28, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-694](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-694), [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1156
- Year built: 1940
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: November 26, 1955
- Certificate issued: September 25, 2007
- Last registry action: September 25, 2007
- Mode S code: A261AC
- Owner when cancelled: [Wells Charles O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20CHARLES%20O)
- Location: [Kent, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Kent)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.3635° N, 122.1183° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98042, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25229
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=25229
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25229-2009-07-28

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 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 SEA66F0085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0085), Aug 7, 1965: Luscombe 8A (N25229), Deer Park, WA, substantial damage

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