# N71904: Luscombe 8A, registration cancelled 1971-01-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 4, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-694](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-694) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3331
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 24, 1962
- Mode S code: A99FF1
- Owner when cancelled: [Pansy Ellen Essman](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PANSY%20ELLEN%20ESSMAN)
- Location: [San Jose, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Jose)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71904
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71904
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71904-1971-01-04

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 OAK68A0011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68A0011), Aug 10, 1967: Luscombe 8A (N71904), Garberville, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N71904

- [Cancelled 2006-11-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71904-2006-11-20): Raytheon HAWKER 850XP, S/N 258804. Exported to Austria. Owner: [Raytheon Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAYTHEON%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 2003-03-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71904-2003-03-04): Robinson Helicopter R44, S/N 1270. Exported to Russia. Owner: [Robinson Helicopter Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBINSON%20HELICOPTER%20COMPANY), [Torrance, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Torrance)

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