# N4948E: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A, registration cancelled 2018-04-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 19, 2018
- 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: 6388
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: October 27, 2011
- Last registry action: May 12, 2014
- Mode S code: A62269
- Owner when cancelled: [Skinner Hal W Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKINNER%20HAL%20W%20JR)
- Location: [Springfield, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Springfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0891° N, 122.8423° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97478, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4948E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4948E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4948E-2018-04-19

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 (2)

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 WPR15FA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA258), Sep 7, 2015: Silvaire Luscombe 8A (N4948E), Creswell, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to return to the runway shortly after takeoff, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the turn, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical…
- [NTSB CHI68F0431](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0431), Aug 4, 1967: Luscombe 8A (N4948E), Long Grove, IL, 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 20150907015349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150907015349A), Sep 7, 2015: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A (N4948E), Creswell, OR, Destroyed, 2 fatal. N4948E, a Luscombe 8A airplane, departed runway 33 at Hobby Field, Oregon (77S) on September 7, 2015. The pilot in command occupied the left seat and his…

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