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 records · 406 cases since 1982, 49 fatal

2026-07-14WPR26FA257 · 8A N1164K · accident near Canton, TX · 1 killed

2026-07-07WPR26LA251 · 8A N45886 · accident near Novato, CA · no injuries

2026-04-19CEN26LA169 · 8E N1398K · accident near Meeker, CO · no injuries

2025-11-12WPR26LA044 · 8A N1264K · accident near Fresno, CA · no injuries

2025-07-05CEN25LA239 · 8A N71790 · accident near Newaygo, MI · no injuries

2025-04-18WPR25LA141 · 8 N1286B · accident near Placerville, CA · no injuries

2025-04-13ERA25LA180 · 8F N815B · accident near Punta Gorda, FL · no injuries

2025-02-11ERA25LA115 · 8A N77989 · accident near Hampton, NH · no injuries

The 8 most recent of 406 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Rates per registered aircraft, phases of flight and causes are coming with the analytics stage. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record.

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 · 326 8E (all versions)

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N1575K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2016-01-14	Valid
N2290K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Arizona	Experimental	2015-10-02	Valid
N1802K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2015-07-16	Valid
N2399K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2015-05-12	Valid
N1990B	Luscombe 8E	Sky West Aviation INC Trustee Albuquerque, New Mexico	Standard	2015-02-13	Valid
N2011K	Luscombe 8E	Co-owned owner Utah	Standard	2015-02-11	Valid
N1569B	Luscombe 8E	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2014-12-30	Valid
N1401B	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2014-12-09	Valid
N1922K	Luscombe 8E	Co-owned owner Hawaii	Standard	2014-07-16	Valid
N2660K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-07-02	Valid
N2020B	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2014-07-01	Valid
N1947K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2014-04-25	Valid
N2458K	Luscombe 8E	Co-owned owner Nebraska	Standard	2014-04-11	Valid
N2351K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2014-04-09	Valid
N2402Y	Luscombe 8E	Co-owned owner Ohio	None on file	2014-03-05	Valid
N28783	Luscombe 8E	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2013-04-02	Valid
N2047K	Luscombe 8E	Tr Pegasus Glenwood, New Jersey	Standard	2013-03-06	Valid
N842B	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2013-01-29	Valid
N2826K	Luscombe 8E	Fallbrook Air Service INC Fallbrook, California	Standard	2012-10-10	Valid
N2765K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner New York	Standard	2012-09-04	Valid
N1109B	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2012-07-23	Valid
N1880K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2012-07-19	Valid
N71962	Luscombe 8E	Aerotrack INC Hemet, California	Standard	2012-06-12	Valid
N2471K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2012-03-16	Valid
N666FK	Luscombe 8E	Co-owned owner Tennessee	Standard	2012-03-06	Valid
N77931	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2012-02-09	Valid
N1910K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2012-01-26	Valid
N2299K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2011-11-01	Valid
N2518K	Luscombe 8E	Golden Coast Airways CORP Carolina, Puerto Rico	Standard	2011-09-27	Valid
N2781K	Luscombe 8E	Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Standard	2011-08-30	Valid
N2500K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner California	Standard	2011-06-09	Valid
N2052K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2011-04-27	Valid
N1869K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2011-03-29	Valid
N1199B	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner New York	Standard	2010-10-04	Valid
N2494K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2010-06-16	Valid
N1314B	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2010-05-12	Valid
N1830K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Colorado	Experimental	2010-04-06	Valid
N2423K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2009-12-28	Valid
N17UB	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2009-12-01	Valid
N2438K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2009-10-21	Valid
N39067	Luscombe 8E	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	2009-10-16	Valid
N90435	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2009-10-05	Valid
N2623K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2009-08-25	Valid
N2388K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2009-05-04	Valid
N66DJ	Luscombe 8E	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	2009-03-05	Valid
N2038K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2008-11-19	Valid
N71613	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2008-11-03	Valid
N2271K	Luscombe 8E	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2008-09-25	Valid
N130RH	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Texas	None on file	2008-05-21	Valid
N2832K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2008-04-14	Valid
N1572B	Luscombe 8E	Co-owned owner Idaho	Standard	2008-02-14	Valid
N2456K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner California	Standard	2006-04-05	Valid
N1811K	Luscombe 8E	Co-owned owner Nevada	Standard	2005-10-05	Valid
N1970K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2004-12-28	Valid
N1836K	Luscombe 8E	Co-owned owner New Mexico	Standard	2004-09-01	Valid
N1916K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2004-08-31	Valid
N2375K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-03-22	Valid
N1353B	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2003-12-17	Valid
N1909B	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Arkansas	None on file	2003-04-22	Valid
N71887	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-04-22	Valid
N947MR	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Nebraska	None on file	2003-04-22	Valid
N71179	Luscombe 8E	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	2003-01-10	Valid
N1715K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2002-07-30	Valid
N2529K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2002-05-21	Valid
N1585K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2002-02-26	Valid
N2282K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2002-01-04	Valid
N2925K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner California	Standard	2001-04-17	Valid
N1773K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2001-04-10	Valid
N1968K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Missouri	None on file	2000-05-04	Valid
N71313	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1999-06-21	Valid
N2486K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1999-06-16	Valid
N1999K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	1998-04-29	Valid
N2312K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1997-09-10	Valid
N2790K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Rhode Island	Standard	1996-02-15	Valid
N1908K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner California	Standard	1995-05-05	Valid
N1416B	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner California	Standard	1995-04-20	Valid
N2306K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1995-04-05	Valid
N2243B	Luscombe 8E	Co-owned owner South Dakota	Standard	1994-02-11	Valid
N2281K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1993-11-09	Valid
N2622K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1993-04-21	Valid
N2457K	Luscombe 8E	Co-owned owner Georgia	Standard	1992-07-13	Valid
N1761K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1991-07-31	Valid
N2690K	Luscombe 8E	Co-owned owner Colorado	None on file	1991-05-20	Valid
N30448	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1991-02-27	Valid
N1407B	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1990-08-23	Valid
N2043K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1990-07-19	Valid
N2514K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1990-03-30	Valid
N1977K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1989-01-13	Valid
N1840K	Luscombe 8E	Slack Jonathan D Bonfield, Illinois	Standard	1989-01-03	Valid
N2284K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1988-12-14	Valid
N1402B	Luscombe 8E	Co-owned owner South Dakota	Standard	1988-02-24	Valid
N2680K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	1987-06-04	Valid
N1639K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	1985-05-28	Valid
N28612	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1984-10-02	Valid
N1419B	Luscombe 8E	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	1984-08-03	Valid
N2653K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner California	Standard	1983-06-13	Valid
N2921K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1983-02-11	Valid
N2550K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	1982-05-03	Valid
N1971K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1981-09-23	Valid
N2021K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	1981-04-23	Valid