# N71554: 1946 Luscombe 8A, registration cancelled 2019-06-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 12, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- 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: 2981
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: October 31, 1967
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A991C4
- Owners when cancelled: [Richman Ralph  Ptnr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICHMAN%20RALPH%20%20PTNR), [Vanorsdale William](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VANORSDALE%20WILLIAM)
- Location: [Ypsilanti, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Ypsilanti)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1940° N, 83.6400° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48197, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71554
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71554
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71554-2019-06-12

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 CHI69F0042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0042), Jun 20, 1968: Luscombe 8A (N71554), Newport, MI, destroyed

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