# N45960: 1946 Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A, registration cancelled 2012-08-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 20, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, 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: 2487
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 21, 1956
- Last registry action: October 10, 1981
- Mode S code: A596CE
- Location: [Chester, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Chester)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3442° N, 74.2622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 10918, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45960
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=45960
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45960-2012-08-20

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 NYC76DHA53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DHA53), Sep 12, 1976: Luscombe 8A (N45960), Sterling, PA, substantial damage

## 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 19760912028819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760912028819A), Sep 12, 1976: Luscom 8A (N45960), Sterling, PA, Substantial damage. L gr struck a ditch at the bottom of the bank.

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