# N45988: Luscombe 8A, registration cancelled 1972-07-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 10, 1972
- 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: 2515
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 9, 1970
- Mode S code: A5971C
- Owner when cancelled: [Rambo Alden E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAMBO%20ALDEN%20E)
- Location: [Port Angeles, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Port%20Angeles)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45988
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=45988
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45988-1972-07-10

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 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 SEA72AS052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72AS052), Jun 1, 1972: Luscombe 8A (N45988), Port Angeles, WA, destroyed, 5 fatal

## Other aircraft with N45988

- [Cancelled 2010-04-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45988-2010-04-23): Cessna 152, S/N 15282976, built 1978. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Argentina Trade Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARGENTINA%20TRADE%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

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