# N71612: Luscombe 8A, registration cancelled 1964-08-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 4, 1964
- 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: 3039
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 17, 1959
- Mode S code: A994ED
- Owner when cancelled: [Absher Richard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ABSHER%20RICHARD)
- Location: [Newport News, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Newport%20News)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71612
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71612
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71612-1964-08-04

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 UNK64X2544](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2544), Jun 28, 1964: Luscombe 8A (N71612), Amelia, VA, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N71612

- [Cancelled 2014-09-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71612-2014-09-03): Aerostar International S-51A, S/N S51A-3002, built 1996. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [League City, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/League%20City)
- [Cancelled 1990-08-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71612-1990-08-27): Beech F90, S/N LA221. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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