# N2996K: 1947 Luscombe 8E, registration cancelled 2012-10-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 19, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190112)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-694](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-694), [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5723
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 1, 1956
- Certificate issued: August 2, 1982
- Last registry action: August 3, 1985
- Mode S code: A31A1D
- Owners when cancelled: [Miller Douglas D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLER%20DOUGLAS%20D), [Wilson Ray G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILSON%20RAY%20G)
- Location: [El Paso, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/El%20Paso)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 31.7682° N, 106.3303° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79935, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2996K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2996K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2996K-2012-10-19

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 8E: https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e.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 FTW82FQD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FQD12), Aug 14, 1982: Luscombe 8E (N2996K), Timberon, NM, destroyed

## 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 19820814040519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820814040519A), Aug 14, 1982: Luscom 8E (N2996K), Timberdon, NM, Destroyed. Unable to clear rising terrain after takeoff, crashed into trees. Recommended runway for takeoff was 12.

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