# N45460: 1945 Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A, registration cancelled 2012-10-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 4, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190120)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1987
- Year built: 1945
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 15, 1956
- Certificate issued: June 28, 1977
- Last registry action: October 16, 2007
- Mode S code: A5843B
- Owners when cancelled: [Benish Paul D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENISH%20PAUL%20D), [Benish Steven R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENISH%20STEVEN%20R)
- Location: [Gurley, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Gurley)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3041° N, 102.9360° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 69141, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45460
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=45460
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45460-2012-10-04

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 Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A: https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-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 DEN66D0208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0208), Jan 15, 1966: Luscombe 8A (N45460), Quemado, NM, substantial damage

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