# N71889: 1946 Luscombe 8A, registration cancelled 2013-07-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 23, 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: 3316
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 15, 1971
- Certificate issued: June 23, 1981
- Last registry action: November 9, 1994
- Mode S code: A99D57
- Owner when cancelled: [Stephenson Hugh S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEPHENSON%20HUGH%20S)
- Location: [Hot Springs, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Hot%20Springs)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.5267° N, 92.9735° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 71901, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71889
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71889
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71889-2013-07-23

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 FTW81FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA123), Jul 21, 1981: Luscombe 8A (N71889), N Little Rock, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19810721046369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810721046369A), Jul 21, 1981: Luscom 8A (N71889), North Little Ro, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Evidence indicates student pilot with passenger stalled aircraft and spun into trees. No witnesses.

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