# N71344: 1946 Luscombe 8E, registration cancelled 2002-09-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 10, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190112)
- Engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-694](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-694) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2771
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 16, 1982
- Certificate issued: April 3, 1986
- Last registry action: July 17, 2001
- Mode S code: A98A33
- Owners when cancelled: [Heatwole Don E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEATWOLE%20DON%20E), [Heatwole Carl K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEATWOLE%20CARL%20K)
- Location: [Denmark, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Denmark)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3062° N, 81.1476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29042, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71344
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71344
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71344-2002-09-10

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 8E: https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e.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 ATL02FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA101), May 17, 2002: Luscombe LL-8-E (N71344), Olar, SC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The in-flight separation of the elevator push-pull control tube that resulted in a loss of flight control and subsequent collision with the ground.
- [NTSB DIA69D0206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0206), May 26, 1969: Luscombe 8E (N71344), Rutherfordton, NC, 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 20020517014419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020517014419A), May 17, 2002: Luscom 8E (N71344), Olar, SC, No damage, 2 fatal. (-23) On may 17, 2002, at 1631 EDT, a Luscombe LL-8-E, N71344, registered to a private owner, and operated by the private pilot, collided with terrain…

## Other aircraft with N71344

- [Cancelled 2018-01-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71344-2018-01-08): Powell Coy M BERKUT, S/N 026, built 2005. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Powell Coy M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POWELL%20COY%20M), [Redmond, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Redmond)

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