# N2850K: 1947 Luscombe 8A, registration cancelled 2022-04-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 2, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 5577
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 17, 2004
- Certificate issued: December 15, 2018
- Last registry action: December 15, 2018
- Mode S code: A2E2F0
- Owner when cancelled: [Bakrevski Lupcho](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAKREVSKI%20LUPCHO)
- Location: [Valparaiso, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Valparaiso)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4579° N, 87.0020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46383, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2850K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2850K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2850K-2022-04-02

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (2)

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 GAA16CA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA307), Jun 12, 2016: Luscombe 8 (N2850K), Valparaiso, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper descent rate during landing, which resulted in a bounced landing, failure of the tailwheel suspension leaf spring, a ground loop, and substantial damage to the left wing.
- [NTSB CHI07CA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA171), Jun 15, 2007: Luscombe 8A (N2850K), Columbia, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, causing a ground loop, subsequent runway excursion, and left main gear collapse. Factors in the accident include the ground loop…

## 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.

- [Accident 20160611009329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160611009329A), Jun 11, 2016: Luscombe 8A (N2850K), Valparaiso, IN, Minor damage. The pilot landed the aircraft hard on runway 36 at porter county regional airport in Valparaiso, Indiana. The tail wheel leaf spring broke from the impact of…
- [Accident 20070615010329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070615010329A), Jun 15, 2007: Luscom 8A (N2850K), Columbia, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot was practicing touch and go landings on runway 03 at Sackman airport (H49). On the sixth landing he was making a full stop. He stated that he…

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