# N71617: 1946 Luscombe 8A, registration cancelled 2024-03-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 23, 2024
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, 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: 3044
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 16, 1956
- Last registry action: June 23, 2023
- Mode S code: A994F2
- Location: [Bunker Hill, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Bunker%20Hill)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8815° N, 98.7170° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67626, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71617
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71617
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71617-2024-03-23

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 GAA18CA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA205), Apr 5, 2018: Luscombe 8 (N71617), Vernon, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing

## 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 20180405007809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180405007809A), Apr 5, 2018: Luscombe 8A (N71617), Vernon, TX, Substantial damage. On April 5, 2018, at approximately 1445 CDT, N71617, a Luscombe L8A, ground looped after landing at Vernon airport (F05) in Vernon, Texas. Aircraft was being…

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