# N71259: Luscombe 8A, registration cancelled 1970-09-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 4, 1970
- 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: 2686
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 24, 1964
- Mode S code: A986A4
- Owner when cancelled: [John T Else](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHN%20T%20ELSE)
- Location: [Tama, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Tama)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71259
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71259
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71259-1970-09-04

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 UNK64X1443](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1443), Apr 25, 1964: Luscombe 8A (N71259), Toledo, IA, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N71259

- [Cancelled 2013-08-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71259-2013-08-22): Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24, S/N F8-132, built 1988. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Wittmann, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Wittmann)

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