# N2978K: Luscombe 8A, registration cancelled 1970-08-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 4, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-694](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-694) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5705
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 12, 1961
- Mode S code: A312F5
- Owner when cancelled: [Chinook Flying Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHINOOK%20FLYING%20CLUB)
- Location: [Chinook, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Chinook)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2978K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2978K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2978K-1970-08-04

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 SEA67F0078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67F0078), Jul 27, 1966: Luscombe 8A (N2978K), Chinook, MT, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N2978K

- [Cancelled 1991-10-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2978K-1991-10-15): Cameron Balloons US V-77, S/N 5171. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Calta Joe](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CALTA%20JOE), [Georgetown, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Georgetown)
- [Cancelled 1983-11-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2978K-1983-11-02): Bellanca 8KCAB, S/N 636-80. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Bellanca Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELLANCA%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Osceola, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Osceola)

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