N71917 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Luscombe 8A built in 1946. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 7, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Luscombe 8A cancelled June 7, 2017
- Serial number
- 3344
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1946
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- July 11, 1998
- Last FAA action
- July 17, 2007
- Last owner
- Walters Carolyn S (Individual)
Chattanooga, TN - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N71917
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Luscombe 8A · serial 3344
The certificated flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a turning maneuver, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent collision with terrain. A factor was the loading of the airplane over maximum gross weight.
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