# N72060: Luscombe 8D, registration cancelled 2020-12-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 8, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Luscombe 8D](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8d) (registry code 8190110)
- Engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-694](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-694) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3487
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: November 25, 1955
- Certificate issued: May 9, 2007
- Last registry action: March 13, 2017
- Mode S code: A9A6CF
- Owners when cancelled: [Neidhardt Clifford W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEIDHARDT%20CLIFFORD%20W), [Neidhardt April C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEIDHARDT%20APRIL%20C)
- Location: [Long Prairie, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Long%20Prairie)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 45.9707° N, 94.8606° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56347, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72060
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72060-2020-12-08

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 8D: https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8d.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2011FA0000046](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2011FA0000046), Nov 11, 2010: NEEDLE. LOOSE. AT SOME TIME UNKNOWN, IT APPEARS A NEW STEELE NEEDLE AND SEAT WAS INSTALLED AND THE SEAT BODY WAS NOT SAFTIED. FROM VIBRATION, IT CAME LOOSE AND CLOSED OFF FUEL

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CEN11CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA017), Oct 11, 2010: Luscombe 8D (N72060), Clarrisa, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB MKC68D0023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0023-113882), Aug 22, 1967: Luscombe 8D (N72060), South Shore, SD, substantial damage

## 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 20101011049679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101011049679A), Oct 11, 2010: Luscombe 8D (N72060), Clarissa, MN, Substantial damage. The aircraft engine power went to idle uncommanded. No engine roughness was noted prior to power going to idle. The pilot attempted but was unable to land at…

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