# N39039: 1941 Luscombe 8A, registration cancelled 2013-06-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 18, 2013
- 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: 1800
- Year built: 1941
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 4, 1957
- Certificate issued: October 8, 1992
- Last registry action: October 28, 1998
- Mode S code: A485AC
- Owner when cancelled: [Wirt Daniel P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WIRT%20DANIEL%20P)
- Location: [Tualatin, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Tualatin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.3652° N, 122.7623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97062, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39039
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39039-2013-06-18

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 SEA92LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA208), Sep 20, 1992: Luscombe 8A (N39039), Gates, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE EXCESSIVE APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE TAILWIND AND THE PILOTS VISUAL (MIS)PERCEPTION OF RUNWAY GRADIENT.

## 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 19920920037569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920920037569A), Sep 20, 1992: Luscom 8A (N39039), Gates, OR, Substantial damage. Landed downwind due to perceived uphill gradient. Applied heavy braking to stop on runway. Nosed over.

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