# N25270: Luscombe 8C, registration cancelled 2026-02-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 14, 2026
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Luscombe 8C](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8c) (registry code 8190108)
- 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: 1177
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Last registry action: May 16, 2025
- Mode S code: A26252
- Location: [Flora, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Flora)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5547° N, 86.4764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46929, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25270
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=25270
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25270-2026-02-14

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 8C: https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8c.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 FTW00LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA124), Apr 16, 2000: Luscombe 8C (N25270), Galveston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in the pilot attempting to takeoff with the elevator and ailerons locked by the passenger side seatbelt.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 20020715019579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020715019579I), Jul 15, 2002: Luscom 8C (N25270), Bristol-Johnson, TN, Minor damage. (-23) Lost power on short final to runway 23 at tri-cities airport, landed in a field 1/2 miles northeast of the airport. No injuries and damage minor.…
- [Accident 20000416006799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000416006799A), Apr 16, 2000: Luscom 8C (N25270), Galveston, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot neglected to remove the previously attached co-pilot's seatbelt from securing the flight controls. It was when the airplane became airborne it was…

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.