# N77963: 1946 Luscombe 8A, registration cancelled 2017-12-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 29, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-694](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-694), [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3690
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 22, 1956
- Certificate issued: April 21, 2011
- Last registry action: November 9, 2016
- Mode S code: AA8DBC
- Owner when cancelled: [Hecker Joe S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HECKER%20JOE%20S)
- Location: [Kirkwood, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Kirkwood)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5794° N, 90.4209° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63122, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77963
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=77963
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77963-2017-12-29

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 CHI77FEK23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEK23-157790), Feb 20, 1977: Luscombe 8A (N77963), Rockbridge, OH, 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.

- [Incident 19790228008449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790228008449I), Feb 28, 1979: Luscom 8E (N77963), Lexington, OH, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout in crosswind and struck snowbank.
- [Accident 19770220003549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770220003549A), Feb 20, 1977: Luscom 8A (N77963), Rockbridge, OH, Substantial damage. Tkof frm short farm fld aftr prec ldg due wx.

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