# N2897K: 1947 Luscombe 8A, registration cancelled 2021-05-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 8, 2021
- 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: 5624
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 13, 1956
- Certificate issued: August 6, 1973
- Last registry action: August 11, 2017
- Mode S code: A2F2C1
- Owner when cancelled: [Day Corwin R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAY%20CORWIN%20R)
- Location: [Anderson, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Anderson)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0512° N, 85.6857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46013, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2897K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2897K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2897K-2021-05-08

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 CHI07CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA156), May 25, 2007: Luscombe 8A (N2897K), Elwood, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The commercial pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude and airspeed which resulted in the airplane mushing into the terrain during the simulated forced landing along with the CFI's failure to…

## 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 20070525009119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070525009119A), May 25, 2007: Luscom 8A (N2897K), Elwood, IN, Destroyed. (-23) On may 25, 2007 at approximately 0930 local time while performing a simulated forced landing at a Private airstrip south east of Elwood Indiana the…

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