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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N45976

N45976 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Luscombe 8A built in 1946. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 11, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Luscombe 8A cancelled December 11, 2012

Serial number
2503
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1946
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
August 29, 2008
Last FAA action
August 29, 2008
Last owner
Gautreau Arthur G (Individual)
Richmond Hill, GA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N45976

ERA10LA164Accident on March 5, 2010 at Savannah, GA: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Luscombe 8A · serial 2503

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and inadvertent stall after takeoff.

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