# N71531: Luscombe 8A, registration cancelled 2014-09-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 5, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 2958
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 16, 1973
- Last registry action: September 2, 1999
- Mode S code: A9917B
- Owner when cancelled: [Blodgett Burton O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLODGETT%20BURTON%20O)
- Location: [Elk Rapids, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Elk%20Rapids)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.9190° N, 85.3903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49629, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71531
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71531
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71531-2014-09-05

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 CHI78FEC12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC12), Feb 4, 1978: Luscombe 8A (N71531), Salem, MI, 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 19780204001299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780204001299A), Feb 4, 1978: Luscom 8E (N71531), Salem, MI, Substantial damage. Plt stated he suspects wheel chocks slipped down against back SID control stick.

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