# N71677: 1946 Luscombe 8A, registration cancelled 2014-11-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 13, 2014
- 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: 3104
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 4, 1956
- Certificate issued: January 9, 2003
- Last registry action: January 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A995C4
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Plans Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20PLANS%20INC)
- Location: [Dover, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Dover)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1815° N, 75.4736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19901, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71677
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71677
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71677-2014-11-13

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 CHI02LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA064), Jan 18, 2002: Luscombe 8A (N71677), Wahoo, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student, who was a private pilot, used excessive braking during the landing roll.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20020118007979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020118007979A), Jan 18, 2002: Luscom 8A (N71677), Wahoo, NE, No damage. (-23) Instructor and student were practicing touch and goes at ahq on runway 20. While making an attempt to land, the instructor stated that the student had…
- [Incident 19831210071929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831210071929I), Dec 10, 1983: Luscom 8A (N71677), North Platte, NE, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control as the tail wheel contacted the runway after a wheel landing. Ground looped.

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