# N2718K: 1947 Luscombe 8A, registration cancelled 1977-07-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 8, 1977
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-694](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-694) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5445
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 7, 1961
- Mode S code: A2ADAD
- Owner when cancelled: [Westphal Benjamin Henry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTPHAL%20BENJAMIN%20HENRY)
- Location: [Anderson, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Anderson)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2718K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2718K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2718K-1977-07-08

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 OAK76AP052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76AP052), May 3, 1976: Luscombe 8A (N2718K), Watsonville, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other aircraft with N2718K

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2718K): Raytheon G36, S/N E-3709

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