Models · Luscombe · Piston singles · data as of October 2, 2026

Luscombe 8 Silvaire

1,420 on the U.S. register across 7 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1939 to 1981; half of them date from 1946 or earlier. California has the most (141). 10% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.

About the 8 from the FAA's model table

Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
Power: Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
Common engines: Cont Motor A&C65 Series (800), Cont Motor C85 Series (324), Cont Motor C90 Series (104)
Seats: 2
Cruise speed: about 86 mph
Maker on the register: Luscombe
Registered: earliest certificate December 26, 1940; newest September 20, 2026

Where they are owner's state

California141Texas126Florida69Ohio62Washington59Illinois56Georgia53Minnesota48Missouri45North Carolina44Wisconsin43Michigan41

Who owns them registrant type

Individual1,115 (79%)Co-owned156 (11%)LLC70 (5%)Corporation50 (4%)Partnership26 (2%)Not stated2 (0.1%)Government1 (0.1%)

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

Version	Registered	Built	Share
8A	897	1938 to 1981	63.2%
8E	326	1938 to 1956	23.0%
8F	119	1946 to 1960	8.4%
8C	37	1939 to 1948	2.6%
8B	16	1940 to 1941	1.1%
8D	14	1941 to 1948	1.0%
8	11	1938 to 1948	0.8%

When they were built by decade · 275 with no year on file

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registration status

Valid1,392 (98%)Pending19 (1%)Revoked4 (0.3%)Pending cancellation2 (0.1%)Canceled2 (0.1%)Sale reported1 (0.1%)

Airworthiness certificate class

Standard1,363 (96%)None on file47 (3%)Experimental8 (0.6%)Special flight permit1 (0.1%)Multiple1 (0.1%)

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Daphna INC4Slack Jonathan D2Professional Pilots INC2Lee Robert E2Zubor Robert L JR1Yost Alfred R1Woelbing Aviation LLC1Wings N Nuts INC1Wings Den LLC1Windsock Capital LLC1Wild Animal Sanctuary1Whitten Flying Service Equipment LLC1

Fleet pages: Daphna INC · Slack Jonathan D · Professional Pilots INC · Woelbing Aviation LLC · Windsock Capital LLC · Whitten Flying Service Equipment LLC

Accident history NTSB

Each aircraft's own page already shows its NTSB accident and incident record. The model-wide record (accidents per year, fatal and non-fatal, against the number registered) is being added; it will appear here.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Luscombe 8 Silvaire aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

1,420 as of October 2, 2026, counting 7 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Luscombe 8s?

California, with 141.

Who owns the Luscombe 8?

10% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 1,420

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N2564K	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-05-25	Valid
N71660	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-05-25	Valid
N2325K	Luscombe 8A	N2325K LLC Newport, Maine	Standard	2024-05-24	Valid
N45896	Luscombe 8A	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2024-05-24	Valid
N72059	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-05-22	Valid
N23011	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2024-05-21	Valid
N45851	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner New York	Standard	2024-05-20	Valid
N8062C	Luscombe 8A	Lazypp Et Al LLC Kalispell, Montana	Standard	2024-05-18	Valid
N1559B	Luscombe 8F	Co-owned owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2024-05-16	Valid
N37GH	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2024-05-15	Valid
N2867K	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-05-10	Valid
N1521B	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2024-05-09	Valid
N1420B	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2024-05-06	Valid
N28547	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2024-05-02	Valid
N71147	Luscombe 8A	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2024-04-16	Valid
N71264	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2024-04-13	Valid
N71792	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2024-04-07	Valid
N45730	Luscombe 8A	Co-owned owner Tennessee	Standard	2024-03-31	Valid
N1451K	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2024-03-27	Valid
N9932C	Luscombe 8F	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2024-03-25	Valid
N1471K	Luscombe 8A	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	2024-03-23	Valid
N1333K	Luscombe 8A	Senkair LLC Sylvester, Georgia	Standard	2024-03-13	Valid
N77933	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2024-03-07	Valid
N77937	Luscombe 8A	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	2024-03-04	Valid
N2013B	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2024-03-02	Valid
N1354B	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-03-01	Valid
N1806K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2024-02-16	Valid
N71288	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner California	Standard	2024-02-12	Valid
N71712	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2024-02-12	Valid
N28734	Luscombe 8C	Individual owner New York	Standard	2024-02-08	Valid
N1528B	Luscombe 8A	Shelby Aero Club LLC Shelbyville, Indiana	Standard	2024-01-31	Valid
N2669K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2024-01-29	Valid
N71301	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2024-01-26	Valid
N208DL	Luscombe 8E		Standard	2024-01-22	Valid
N1463K	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner California	Standard	2024-01-14	Valid
N28450	Luscombe 8A	Co-owned owner Alabama	Standard	2024-01-14	Valid
N2207K	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2024-01-09	Valid
N71364	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2024-01-09	Valid
N3545G	Luscombe 8F	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2024-01-08	Valid
N1136B	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2024-01-06	Valid
N45569	Luscombe 8A	Go Leasing CO Phillipsburg, Kansas	Standard	2023-12-24	Valid
N1104K	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2023-12-22	Valid
N2305K	Luscombe 8E	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2023-12-21	Valid
N77971	Luscombe 8A	Ricol Aviation LLC Naples, Florida	Standard	2023-12-12	Valid
N3528G	Luscombe 8F	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-12-11	Valid
N77854	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2023-12-11	Valid
N1616K	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2023-12-10	Valid
N2170K	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2023-12-01	Valid
N23074	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2023-11-27	Valid
N2229K	Luscombe 8E	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2023-11-26	Valid
N1013K	Luscombe 8A	Ball Jeffrey A Harrison, Arkansas	Standard	2023-11-15	Valid
N1858K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2023-11-14	Valid
N71802	Luscombe 8A	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2023-11-13	Valid
N2193	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-11-12	Valid
N71115	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2023-11-08	Valid
N2095B	Luscombe 8A	Cloudbase Assets Limited Avon Lake, Ohio	Standard	2023-11-01	Valid
N2017B	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-10-26	Valid
N2512K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2023-10-26	Valid
N1064K	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-10-25	Valid
N1116B	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2023-10-24	Valid
N2547K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2023-10-24	Valid
N1113B	Luscombe 8F	Sky Monkey Tailwheels LLC Richardson, Texas	Standard	2023-10-19	Valid
N2485K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-10-18	Valid
N1459B	Luscombe 8F	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2023-10-17	Valid
N1969B	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2023-10-17	Valid
N1573B	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2023-10-14	Valid
N28919	Luscombe 8C	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2023-10-11	Valid
N2692K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2023-10-07	Valid
N71461	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2023-09-19	Valid
N1722K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2023-09-09	Valid
N2645	Luscombe 8F	Durrett Aviation Anchorage, Alaska	None on file	2023-09-06	Valid
N1088K	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2023-09-03	Valid
N2201K	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2023-08-30	Valid
N2419K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2023-08-29	Valid
N540RW	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-08-29	Valid
N1381B	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-08-23	Valid
N1674K	Luscombe 8F	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2023-08-22	Valid
N1776K	Luscombe 8E	Rodney William Debaun Family LP Midlothian, Texas	Standard	2023-08-16	Valid
N1804B	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2023-08-16	Valid
N45754	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2023-08-11	Valid
N71434	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2023-08-01	Valid
N71547	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2023-07-31	Valid
N2017K	Luscombe 8F	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2023-07-27	Valid
N77948	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2023-07-26	Valid
N2487K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2023-07-25	Valid
N1868K	Luscombe 8E	Ruddell Farms LLC Junction City, Oregon	Standard	2023-07-19	Valid
N1733K	Luscombe 8E	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	2023-07-12	Valid
N27RD	Luscombe 8E	Co-owned owner Montana	Standard	2023-07-10	Valid
N71608	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-07-07	Valid
N28750	Luscombe 8C	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2023-07-04	Valid
N1116K	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2023-07-01	Valid
N25289	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2023-06-28	Valid
N2515K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2023-06-24	Valid
N2953K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2023-06-24	Valid
N1817B	Luscombe 8F	Slack Jonathan D Bonfield, Illinois	Standard	2023-06-21	Valid
N1965B	Luscombe 8A	Msb Aircraft LLC Statesboro, Georgia	Standard	2023-06-21	Valid
N2251B	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-06-16	Valid
N72037	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-06-13	Valid
N45935	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Arizona	None on file	2023-06-12	Valid
N71635	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2023-06-10	Valid