N2897K is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Luscombe 8A built in 1947. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 8, 2021. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Luscombe 8A cancelled May 8, 2021
- Serial number
- 5624
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1947
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- August 6, 1973
- Last FAA action
- August 11, 2017
- Last owner
- Day Corwin R (Individual)
Anderson, IN - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N2897K
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Luscombe 8A · serial 5624
The commercial pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude and airspeed which resulted in the airplane mushing into the terrain during the simulated forced landing along with the CFI's failure to adequately supervise the commercial pilot's actions.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site