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 · 1,420

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N2011K	Luscombe 8E	Co-owned owner Utah	Standard	2015-02-11	Valid
N72057	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner New York	Standard	2015-01-21	Valid
N71152	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2015-01-15	Valid
N1970B	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2015-01-13	Valid
N71177	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2015-01-07	Valid
N28436	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-01-06	Valid
N1569B	Luscombe 8E	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2014-12-30	Valid
N2227K	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2014-12-24	Valid
N71155	Luscombe 8A	Step Too LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2014-12-24	Valid
N1902B	Luscombe 8F	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2014-12-15	Valid
N1128K	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-12-09	Valid
N1401B	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2014-12-09	Valid
N809B	Luscombe 8F	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2014-12-01	Valid
N21996	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2014-11-18	Valid
N1907B	Luscombe 8A	Co-owned owner Texas	None on file	2014-10-27	Valid
N45475	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2014-10-14	Valid
N2054B	Luscombe 8F	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-10-06	Valid
N1139B	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2014-08-28	Valid
N45647	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-08-20	Valid
N1219K	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2014-08-13	Valid
N1922K	Luscombe 8E	Co-owned owner Hawaii	Standard	2014-07-16	Valid
N71101	Luscombe 8A	Co-owned owner South Carolina	Standard	2014-07-14	Valid
N2660K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-07-02	Valid
N2020B	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2014-07-01	Valid
N2893K	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2014-07-01	Valid
N1319K	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2014-06-24	Valid
N28485	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-06-24	Valid
N1280B	Luscombe 8A	Tailwheel Aviators LLP Kokomo, Indiana	Standard	2014-06-11	Valid
N45694	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2014-06-09	Valid
N28564	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-05-22	Valid
N2405K	Luscombe 8F	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2014-05-20	Valid
N71688	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-05-15	Valid
N28798	Luscombe 8A	Flying A Aviation LLC Archer City, Texas	Standard	2014-05-14	Valid
N37036	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2014-05-14	Valid
N36FB	Luscombe 8F	Certified Aeronautical Products LLC Moody, Texas	Standard	2014-05-09	Valid
N1837B	Luscombe 8	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2014-05-05	Valid
N77890	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2014-05-01	Valid
N1947K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2014-04-25	Valid
N1594B	Luscombe 8F	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2014-04-18	Valid
N71868	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2014-04-18	Valid
N2458K	Luscombe 8E	Co-owned owner Nebraska	Standard	2014-04-11	Valid
N71297	Luscombe 8A	Co-owned owner Nebraska	Standard	2014-04-11	Valid
N71329	Luscombe 8A	Co-owned owner Nebraska	None on file	2014-04-11	Valid
N2351K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2014-04-09	Valid
N1490K	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2014-04-07	Valid
N1942B	Luscombe 8A	Co-owned owner Iowa	Standard	2014-03-24	Valid
N2262K	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2014-03-20	Valid
N45544	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2014-03-13	Valid
N1160K	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2014-03-10	Valid
N2402Y	Luscombe 8E	Co-owned owner Ohio	None on file	2014-03-05	Valid
N71139	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2014-02-27	Valid
N28494	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2014-02-20	Valid
N77857	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2014-02-19	Valid
N2106B	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2014-01-27	Valid
N2591K	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2014-01-27	Valid
N71283	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2014-01-13	Valid
N51828	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2014-01-08	Valid
N77946	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-01-07	Valid
N71291	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2014-01-06	Valid
N71895	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2013-12-19	Valid
N25274	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2013-12-02	Valid
N2952K	Luscombe 8A	Cloudbase Assets LTD Avon Lake, Ohio	Standard	2013-11-26	Valid
N1932B	Luscombe 8F	Individual owner Ohio	None on file	2013-08-06	Valid
N1147K	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner California	Standard	2013-07-25	Valid
N1894B	Luscombe 8F	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-07-25	Valid
N72056	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2013-07-11	Valid
N1936B	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2013-06-24	Valid
N1278K	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2013-04-24	Valid
N1194B	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2013-04-19	Valid
N1414B	Luscombe 8F	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2013-04-17	Valid
N28783	Luscombe 8E	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2013-04-02	Valid
N77925	Luscombe 8A	Co-owned owner Minnesota	None on file	2013-03-28	Valid
N2047K	Luscombe 8E	Tr Pegasus Glenwood, New Jersey	Standard	2013-03-06	Valid
N71428	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-03-06	Valid
N71212	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner New York	Standard	2013-02-20	Valid
N1217K	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2013-02-15	Valid
N77883	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2013-01-29	Valid
N842B	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2013-01-29	Valid
N71567	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-01-22	Valid
N71142	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2013-01-11	Valid
N2843K	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2013-01-08	Valid
N71632	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner California	Standard	2013-01-03	Valid
N2050B	Luscombe 8A	Hinton Steven J Chino, California	Standard	2012-10-31	Valid
N28419	Luscombe 8A	Shirlted LLC Rome City, Indiana	Standard	2012-10-30	Valid
N71172	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2012-10-30	Valid
N28577	Luscombe 8A	Snodgrass James T Gallipolis, Ohio	None on file	2012-10-26	Valid
N88581	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Connecticut	None on file	2012-10-24	Valid
N2826K	Luscombe 8E	Fallbrook Air Service INC Fallbrook, California	Standard	2012-10-10	Valid
N1131B	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2012-10-09	Valid
N71373	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2012-09-27	Valid
N1571K	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2012-09-17	Valid
N2188B	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-09-17	Valid
N1150K	Luscombe 8A	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2012-09-11	Valid
N2765K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner New York	Standard	2012-09-04	Valid
N1142B	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2012-08-21	Valid
N71872	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2012-08-20	Valid
N311P	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2012-08-14	Valid
N28829	Luscombe 8C	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2012-07-25	Valid
N71941	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2012-07-25	Valid
N1109B	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2012-07-23	Valid