# N71421: 1946 Luscombe 8A, registration cancelled 2018-03-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 2, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-694](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-694), [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2848
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 6, 1956
- Certificate issued: January 25, 1972
- Last registry action: August 14, 2013
- Mode S code: A98DA1
- Owner when cancelled: [Motsinger Xen K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOTSINGER%20XEN%20K)
- Location: [Cayce, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Cayce)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9493° N, 81.0564° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29033, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71421
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71421
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71421-2018-03-02

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 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 MIA70F0233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0233), Oct 27, 1969: Luscombe 8A (N71421), Charleston, SC, substantial damage

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