# N28490: 1940 Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E, registration cancelled 2018-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190128)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1357
- Year built: 1940
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 5, 1956
- Last registry action: December 28, 2016
- Mode S code: A2E083
- Location: [Bend, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Bend)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0022° N, 121.0472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97701, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28490
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28490
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28490-2018-05-30

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 Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E: https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-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 DEN80DTC08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTC08), Feb 27, 1980: Luscombe 8E (N28490), Cheyenne, WY, substantial damage

## 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 19800227003829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800227003829A), Feb 27, 1980: Luscom 8E (N28490), Cheyenne, WY, Substantial damage. Made early liftoff. Failed to obtain climb speed. Airplane settled into snow at end of runway. Downdrafts.

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