# N8554Y: 1946 Luscombe 8A, registration cancelled 2018-04-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 24, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104)
- Engine: [Continental A-65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-65-series) (registry code 17324)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-694](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-694), [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2658
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 1, 2007
- Certificate issued: November 28, 2011
- Last registry action: June 9, 2014
- Mode S code: ABBCE6
- Owner when cancelled: [Plourde Robert J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLOURDE%20ROBERT%20J)
- Location: [Ellington, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Ellington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.9141° N, 72.4456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06029, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8554Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8554Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8554Y-2018-04-24

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 ERA17FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA156), Apr 18, 2017: Luscombe 8 (N8554Y), East Windsor, CT, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flying pilot's excessive maneuvering of the airplane at a slow airspeed, which resulted in exceedance of the critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident 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 20170418018549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170418018549A), Apr 18, 2017: Luscombe 8A (N8554Y), East Windsor, CT, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On April 18, 2017, about 1838 eastern daylight time, a Luscombe 8A, N8554Y, departed RUNWAY10 at Skylark Airport (7B6). Upon ascent the airplane collided with…

## Other aircraft with N8554Y

- [Cancelled 1971-06-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8554Y-1971-06-01): Piper PA-30, S/N 30-1701. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Roe Del Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROE%20DEL%20INC), [Middletownsprings, VT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VT/Middletownsprings)

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