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
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 · 897 8A (all versions)
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1618K | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-08-30 | Valid |
| N71978 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-08-27 | Valid |
| N28864 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Louisiana |
None on file | 2026-08-19 | Valid |
| N1197K | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2026-08-12 | Valid |
| N1382K | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-08-12 | Valid |
| N1364K | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2026-08-05 | Valid |
| N71261 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2026-07-30 | Valid |
| N1331K | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2026-07-21 | Valid |
| N45577 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-07-12 | Valid |
| N77935 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-07-12 | Valid |
| N1694K | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2026-06-26 | Valid |
| N71955 | Luscombe 8A |
Co-owned owner Illinois |
Standard | 2026-06-23 | Valid |
| N71231 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2026-06-20 | Valid |
| N72058 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-06-18 | Valid |
| N45785 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-06-09 | Valid |
| N2041B | Luscombe 8A |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2026-06-03 | Valid |
| N1428K | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2026-05-30 | Valid |
| N71372 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-05-30 | Valid |
| N1164K | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-05-25 | Valid |
| N45641 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2026-05-23 | Valid |
| N71328 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2026-05-23 | Valid |
| N2239K | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2026-05-11 | Valid |
| N2010B | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2026-05-06 | Valid |
| N28486 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2026-04-25 | Valid |
| N45886 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-04-23 | Valid |
| N2234K | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2026-04-07 | Valid |
| N2085K | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2026-03-28 | Valid |
| N468AL | Luscombe 8A |
Co-owned owner Indiana |
Standard | 2026-03-14 | Valid |
| N2027B | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-03-12 | Valid |
| N1850B | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2026-03-01 | Valid |
| N25366 | Luscombe 8A |
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-27 | Valid |
| N45903 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2026-02-26 | Valid |
| N528NS | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2026-02-25 | Valid |
| N45924 | Luscombe 8A |
Grateful Endeavors LLC Sandpoint, Idaho |
Standard | 2026-02-16 | Valid |
| N20692 | Luscombe 8A |
Cleared Direct INC Woodlake, California |
Standard | 2026-02-04 | Valid |
| N40SD | Luscombe 8A |
Flying S Airventures LLC San Antonio, Texas |
Standard | 2026-01-28 | Valid |
| N39079 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2026-01-23 | Valid |
| N39034 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2026-01-22 | Valid |
| N801DR | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-01-03 | Valid |
| N71161 | Luscombe 8A |
Miller Todd Martinton, Illinois |
Standard | 2025-12-31 | Valid |
| N1434B | Luscombe 8A |
Co-owned owner Colorado |
Standard | 2025-12-26 | Valid |
| N2611K | Luscombe 8A |
Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2025-12-11 | Valid |
| N37034 | Luscombe 8A |
Schafer Aircraft Holding LLC Mesa, Arizona |
Standard | 2025-12-11 | Valid |
| N72022 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2025-12-10 | Valid |
| N90533 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2025-12-09 | Valid |
| N77869 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-11-10 | Valid |
| N45671 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-11-08 | Valid |
| N1190K | Luscombe 8A |
Black Widow Aviation LLC Sahuarita, Arizona |
Standard | 2025-11-07 | Valid |
| N71765 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-10-26 | Valid |
| N28442 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-10-17 | Valid |
| N1586K | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-10-15 | Valid |
| N71892 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2025-10-15 | Valid |
| N71467 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-10-09 | Valid |
| N71381 | Luscombe 8A |
Windsock Capital LLC Bertram, Texas |
None on file | 2025-10-07 | Valid |
| N579MG | Luscombe 8A |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2025-10-02 | Valid |
| N1579K | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-09-25 | Valid |
| N71352 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2025-09-20 | Valid |
| N71586 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2025-09-17 | Valid |
| N1534K | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2025-09-16 | Valid |
| N2140K | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2025-09-03 | Valid |
| N77874 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2025-08-20 | Valid |
| N1200B | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-08-14 | Valid |
| N1230K | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-08-14 | Valid |
| N71480 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Wyoming |
None on file | 2025-08-01 | Valid |
| N45842 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-07-30 | Valid |
| N71318 | Luscombe 8A |
Allen Benjamin S Flowery Branch, Georgia |
Standard | 2025-07-28 | Valid |
| N28841 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-07-22 | Valid |
| N2151K | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-06-25 | Valid |
| N2764K | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-06-20 | Valid |
| N39087 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2025-06-18 | Valid |
| N37014 | Luscombe 8A |
Golden Age Aviation LLC Naperville, Illinois |
Standard | 2025-06-13 | Valid |
| N1441B | Luscombe 8A |
Ron Alexander Youth Aviation Program Williamson, Georgia |
Standard | 2025-06-12 | Valid |
| N127DB | Luscombe 8A |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-06-11 | Valid |
| N1426K | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2025-06-11 | Valid |
| N28824 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2025-05-17 | Valid |
| N1291B | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2025-05-06 | Valid |
| N7220T | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-04-28 | Valid |
| N71416 | Luscombe 8A |
Smith Mark E Mount Morris, New York |
Standard | 2025-04-18 | Valid |
| N71668 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-04-17 | Valid |
| N346Y | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
None on file | 2025-04-16 | Valid |
| N1107B | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-04-03 | Valid |
| N1091K | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-03-27 | Valid |
| N45707 | Luscombe 8A |
Oklahoma Warbird Aviation LLC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2025-03-17 | Valid |
| N45432 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2025-03-13 | Valid |
| N1040K | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-03-11 | Valid |
| N45719 | Luscombe 8A |
Mustard Aviation LLC Lovington, New Mexico |
Standard | 2025-03-01 | Valid |
| N77918 | Luscombe 8A |
Dewitt Machenical And Services LLC Sycamore, Illinois |
Standard | 2025-03-01 | Valid |
| N25215 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2025-02-28 | Valid |
| N2018B | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2025-02-27 | Valid |
| N1139K | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2025-02-18 | Valid |
| N77926 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2025-01-29 | Valid |
| N45890 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2025-01-15 | Valid |
| N28601 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-01-14 | Valid |
| N71750 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2025-01-10 | Valid |
| N45839 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-01-07 | Valid |
| N1921K | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2024-12-20 | Valid |
| N2908K | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2024-12-20 | Valid |
| N45912 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-12-16 | Valid |
| N77819 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2024-12-12 | Valid |
| N71824 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2024-11-18 | Valid |
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