# N71917: 1946 Luscombe 8A, registration cancelled 2017-06-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 7, 2017
- 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: 3344
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 9, 1946
- Certificate issued: July 11, 1998
- Last registry action: July 17, 2007
- Mode S code: A9A017
- Owner when cancelled: [Walters Carolyn S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALTERS%20CAROLYN%20S)
- Location: [Chattanooga, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Chattanooga)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0275° N, 85.1536° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37421, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71917
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71917
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71917-2017-06-07

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 ATL01FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01FA082), Jul 12, 2001: Luscombe 8A (N71917), Resaca, GA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The certificated flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a turning maneuver, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent collision with terrain. A factor was…

## 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 20010712024519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010712024519A), Jul 12, 2001: Luscom 8A (N71917), Resaca, GA, No damage. (-23) According to several witnesses and examination of the accident scene disclosed the aircraft had collided with trees on a slope of rising terrain located…

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