# N71707: 1946 Luscombe 8A, registration cancelled 2021-03-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 6, 2021
- 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: 3134
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: November 17, 2017
- Last registry action: November 17, 2017
- Mode S code: A99886
- Owner when cancelled: [Jones Douglas A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JONES%20DOUGLAS%20A)
- Location: [Bel Air, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Bel%20Air)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5358° N, 76.3516° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 21014, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71707
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71707
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71707-2021-03-06

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 GAA20CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA090), Nov 19, 2019: Luscombe 8 (N71707), Brogue, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid wires during approach to landing.

## 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 20191119018979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191119018979A), Nov 19, 2019: Luscombe 8A (N71707), Brogue, PA, Substantial damage. As the aircraft was approaching the airport from the southeast, the aircraft's landing gear hit electrical wires causing the aircraft to crash approx. 1200…
- [Incident 20060527007939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060527007939I), May 27, 2006: Luscom 8A (N71707), Du Bois, PA. (-23) General aviation incident, Jefferson county, PA, 5/27/06, N71707, a Luscombe 8A, landed in an open field for unknown reasons. Local authorities responded…

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