# N77859: Luscombe 8A, registration cancelled 2014-05-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 14, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 3586
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 14, 1959
- Last registry action: May 14, 2014
- Mode S code: AA89E8
- Owner when cancelled: [Wooten Freedy L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOOTEN%20FREEDY%20L)
- Location: [Bismarck, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Bismarck)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.7418° N, 100.6793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 58504, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77859
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=77859
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77859-2014-05-14

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 (3)

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 ERA12CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA140), Jan 7, 2012: Luscombe 8A (N77859), Umatilla, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the left main landing gear due to a preexisting crack and corrosion, which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing.
- [NTSB MKC75DTK21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DTK21), Jun 6, 1975: Luscombe 8A (N77859), Hoven, SD, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66D0404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0404), Nov 21, 1965: Luscombe 8A (N77859), Fessenden, ND, substantial damage

## 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 20120107002729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120107002729A), Jan 7, 2012: Luscombe 8A (N77859), Umatilla, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed runway 18, exited left side of runway approximately 1000 feet from approach end, through ditch, and stopped inverted alongside runway.…
- [Accident 19750606013789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750606013789A), Jun 6, 1975: Luscom 8A (N77859), Hoven, SD, Substantial damage. Lndd on road,bounced,lost ctl on second ctct.

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