# N71687: 1946 Luscombe 8A, registration cancelled 2013-09-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 19, 2013
- 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: 3114
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: August 17, 2006
- Last registry action: August 18, 2009
- Mode S code: A995E7
- Owner when cancelled: [Betts Brian N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BETTS%20BRIAN%20N)
- Location: [Williamsfield, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Williamsfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.5362° N, 80.6132° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44093, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71687
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71687
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71687-2013-09-19

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 CEN11FA420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA420), Jun 26, 2011: Luscombe 8A (N71687), Farmdale, OH, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to initiate an aerobatic maneuver at an altitude that did not allow for full recovery of the airplane before ground impact.

## 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 20110626014419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110626014419A), Jun 26, 2011: Luscombe 8A (N71687), Gustavus Townsh, OH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The pilot stated that he was attending a birthday party at the private airfield and he had flown earlier in the day and did two round trip flight from the…

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