# N71108: 1946 Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A, registration cancelled 2017-09-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 1, 2017
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- 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: 2535
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: November 7, 1956
- Certificate issued: July 9, 2009
- Last registry action: August 14, 2014
- Mode S code: A9823D
- Owner when cancelled: [Pearson Ronald C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PEARSON%20RONALD%20C)
- Location: [Putnam, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Putnam)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3361° N, 99.2024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76469, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71108
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71108
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71108-2017-09-01

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 GAA15CA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA182), Jul 3, 2015: Silvaire Luscombe 8A (N71108), Llano, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an attempted go-around, which resulted in a runway excursion and a collision with terrain.

## 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 20150703014159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150703014159A), Jul 3, 2015: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A (N71108), Llano, TX, Substantial damage. Upon landing the aircraft weather vaned downwind, ran off the paved runway , entered the grass along the runway and experienced a failure of the left then…

## Other aircraft with N71108

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71108): Boeing 787-9, S/N 68654, built 2026

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