# N28759: 1940 Luscombe 8C, registration cancelled 2019-01-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 16, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Luscombe 8C](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8c) (registry code 8190108)
- 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: 1520
- Year built: 1940
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 18, 1960
- Certificate issued: October 23, 1979
- Last registry action: August 13, 2015
- Mode S code: A2EB25
- Owner when cancelled: [Wright Linley S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WRIGHT%20LINLEY%20S)
- Location: [Glen Rose, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Glen%20Rose)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.1946° N, 97.7688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76043, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28759
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28759
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28759-2019-01-16

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 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 FTW74DPD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPD21), Nov 4, 1973: Luscombe 8A (N28759), Denton, TX, 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 19731104037249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731104037249A), Nov 4, 1973: Luscom 8C (N28759), Denton, TX, Substantial damage. Front l ldg gr attachment had evidence of a progressive break and crystalization.

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