# N2887K: Luscombe 8A, registration cancelled 2020-09-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 4, 2020
- 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: 5614
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 25, 1956
- Certificate issued: May 12, 2017
- Last registry action: May 12, 2017
- Mode S code: A2EF0A
- Owner when cancelled: [Sievers Dustin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIEVERS%20DUSTIN)
- Location: [Carterville, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Carterville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7864° N, 89.0862° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62918, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2887K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2887K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2887K-2020-09-04

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 (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 CHI96LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA189), Jun 3, 1996: Luscombe 8A (N2887K), Greenville, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: foreign material, probably due to improper maintenance, which blocked the main fuel metering jet of the carburetor, and resulted in fuel starvation and loss of engine power.

## 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 19960602014419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960602014419A), Jun 2, 1996: Luscom 8A (N2887K), Greenville, MI, Substantial damage. Lost power on climbout. Nosed over on forced landing. Carb fuel jet blocked by lock tite sealer. (-23) the engine lost power suddenly at low altitude on take…

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