# N71273: Luscombe 8A, registration cancelled 1973-06-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 25, 1973
- 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: 2700
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 29, 1959
- Mode S code: A986E4
- Owner when cancelled: [Newman Charles E Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEWMAN%20CHARLES%20E%20JR)
- Location: [Greenville, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Greenville)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71273
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71273
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71273-1973-06-25

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 MIA73AM086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM086), Feb 24, 1973: Luscombe 8A (N71273), New Hope, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19730224004719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730224004719A), Feb 24, 1973: Luscom 8E (N71273), New Hope, AL, Destroyed. Overload failure of l rear lift strut,result of improper fabrication.

## Other aircraft with N71273

- [Cancelled 2000-09-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71273-2000-09-21): Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, S/N F7-450. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Midwest Marketing Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIDWEST%20MARKETING%20INC%20DBA), [Peoria, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Peoria)

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