# N77981: 1946 Luscombe 8A, registration cancelled 2023-01-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 14, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 3708
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 21, 1956
- Last registry action: February 17, 2022
- Mode S code: AA8E00
- Location: [Haddam Neck, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Haddam%20Neck)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.5602° N, 72.5028° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06424, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77981
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=77981
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77981-2023-01-14

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

## 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.

- [Incident 19790412014049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790412014049I), Apr 12, 1979: Luscom 8A (N77981), Colby, KS, Minor damage. Precautionary landing when one side of the engine cowl came open due to a loose dzus fastener.

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