Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8
184 on the U.S. register across 6 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1938 to 1960; half of them date from 1947 or earlier. California has the most (20). 12% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the LUSCOMBE 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 (83), Cont Motor C85 Series (44), Cont Motor C90 Series (35)
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Seats
- 2
- Cruise speed
- about 86 mph
- Built of
- aluminium · Early models have fabric-covered wings; later ones are all-metal.
- Maker on the register
- Silvaire
- Registered
- earliest certificate June 14, 1974; newest October 28, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | 144 | 78% |
| Co-owned | 17 | 9% |
| LLC | 12 | 7% |
| Corporation | 9 | 5% |
| Partnership | 2 | 1% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUSCOMBE 8A | 92 | 1938 to 1948 | 50.0% |
| LUSCOMBE 8E | 45 | 1941 to 1948 | 24.5% |
| LUSCOMBE 8F | 34 | 1948 to 1960 | 18.5% |
| LUSCOMBE 8C | 9 | 1939 to 1941 | 4.9% |
| LUSCOMBE 8 | 3 | 1947 | 1.6% |
| LUSCOMBE 8D | 1 | 1939 | 0.5% |
When they were built by decade · 35 with no year on file
Registration status
By status, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Valid | 175 | 95% |
| Renewal notice sent | 5 | 3% |
| Sale reported | 3 | 2% |
| Pending | 1 | 0.5% |
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 176 | 96% |
| None on file | 5 | 3% |
| Experimental | 2 | 1% |
| Special flight permit | 1 | 0.5% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Daphna INC | 2 |
| Wildcat Ventures LLC | 1 |
| Sky West Aviation INC Trustee | 1 |
| Sky Monkey Tailwheels LLC | 1 |
| Silvaire Salmon LLC | 1 |
| Shamrock Aviation LLC | 1 |
| Runyan Aviation INC | 1 |
| Normandy Flyers Limited INC | 1 |
| N457Jh LLC | 1 |
| N1885B LLC | 1 |
| Miller Steve L | 1 |
| Lima Mike Aerosports LLC | 1 |
Fleet pages: Daphna INC · Sky West Aviation INC Trustee · Shamrock Aviation LLC
Accident history NTSB records · 21 cases since 1982, 4 fatal
The 8 most recent of 21 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
184 as of November 6, 2026, counting 6 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8s?
California, with 20.
Who owns the Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8?
12% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8s on the register built?
Between 1938 and 1960; half of them in 1947 or earlier.
How many Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
21 accidents and incidents since 1982, 4 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8 made of?
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. Early models have fabric-covered wings; later ones are all-metal. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
Connections how the LUSCOMBE 8 links to the rest of the register
- Silvaire 200 aircraft on the register
- Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A 92 registered
- Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E 45 registered
- Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F 34 registered
- Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8C 9 registered
- Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8 3 registered
- Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8D 1 registered
- Built of aluminium · Early models have fabric-covered wings; later ones are all-metal.
- Continental A65 / C65 series 83 of these aircraft · 65 hp
- Continental C85 series 44 of these aircraft · 85 hp
- Continental C90 series 35 of these aircraft · 95 hp
- Continental A75 / C75 series 8 of these aircraft · 75 hp
- Lycoming O-290 series 2 of these aircraft · 140 hp
- California 20 of these aircraft
- Texas 13 of these aircraft
- Colorado 12 of these aircraft
- Idaho 11 of these aircraft
- Ohio 8 of these aircraft
- Daphna INC 2 of these aircraft
- Wildcat Ventures LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Sky West Aviation INC Trustee 1 of these aircraft
- Sky Monkey Tailwheels LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Silvaire Salmon LLC 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the LUSCOMBE 8 21 cases since 1982 · 4 fatal
- FAA filings this year on these aircraft 11 filings · 8 bill of sale, 2 loan release, 1 loan or lien
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/silvaire/luscombe-8.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 184
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N2869K | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2026-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9920C | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F |
Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2026-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2424K | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2113B | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F |
Co-owned owner Idaho |
Standard | 2026-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2543K | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N45975 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1330K | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1827K | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N45965 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2025-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1574K | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E |
Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2025-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1289B | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Shamrock Aviation LLC Seabrook, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2025-06-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2664K | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E |
Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2025-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9906C | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2025-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N45863 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2025-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72013 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Ankole Watusi Cattle Company LLC Leesburg, Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77839 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E |
Cbs Flight LLC Garland, Texas |
Standard | 2024-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1728K | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71404 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E |
N457Jh LLC Meridian, Idaho |
Standard | 2024-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2768K | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2024-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9913C | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F |
Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2024-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1499B | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F |
Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2024-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2559K | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-07-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1373B | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2024-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71768 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2024-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20696 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9942C | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F |
Miller Steve L Naperville, Illinois |
Standard | 2024-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1885B | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F |
N1885B LLC Birch Run, Michigan |
Standard | 2024-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28437 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Handerson Ron SR Sitka, Alaska |
Standard | 2024-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1137K | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2024-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39031 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2024-01-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2177K | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F |
Lima Mike Aerosports LLC Indianapolis, Indiana |
Standard | 2024-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N224Z | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner West Virginia |
Standard | 2023-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1558B | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E |
Co-owned owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2219K | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Sky Monkey Tailwheels LLC Richardson, Texas |
Standard | 2023-10-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3535G | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F |
Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2023-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25159 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Jeffrey P Mcauley Dmd INC Midland City, Alabama |
Standard | 2023-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N326Y | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E |
Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2023-06-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28567 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Co-owned owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9940C | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F |
Griffin Contracting CO Bloomfield, Missouri |
Standard | 2023-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1513B | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N989M | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1985B | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Fisher Air LLC Cardington, Ohio |
Standard | 2023-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N45503 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner West Virginia |
None on file | 2023-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9945C | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1135B | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E |
Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2023-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2242K | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner Arizona |
None on file | 2023-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41900 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8C |
Individual owner Kansas |
None on file | 2023-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71642 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2187K | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8C |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N45605 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2022-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2218K | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2022-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1138B | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
None on file | 2022-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71506 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner Rhode Island |
Standard | 2022-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71965 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Sky West Aviation INC Trustee Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2022-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9900C | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F |
Holt & Grooms CO LTD Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2021-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9925C | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2021-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71661 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2021-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1955K | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2021-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1561K | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2021-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2094K | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2021-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9949C | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N45436 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N45609 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2021-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2824K | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2021-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2307K | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2021-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71125 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2021-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1381K | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2020-11-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71457 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2020-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1071K | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2827K | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2020-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28790 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2020-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2542K | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E |
Silvaire Salmon LLC Dillingham, Alaska |
Standard | 2020-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71530 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8 |
Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2020-04-02 | Renewal notice sentFAA registration status code 25: First notice for registration renewal. All codes |
| N71382 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Co-owned owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2020-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2272B | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2020-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71138 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2019-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2118K | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2019-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39072 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8C |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2019-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2592 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2019-05-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N45691 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2019-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72066 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28466 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2019-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1623K | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2018-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1316K | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2018-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1968G | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2017-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9919C | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F |
Co-owned owner Idaho |
Standard | 2017-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N45815 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2017-07-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N45602 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2016-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1766K | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2016-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9939C | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2015-12-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9921C | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F |
Central Air Parts INC Staunton, Illinois |
Standard | 2015-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28545 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2015-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71899 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2015-02-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25146 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8D |
Co-owned owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2015-02-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71521 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Special flight permit | 2014-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3530G | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2014-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3554G | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39023 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8C |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-05-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N45948 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2014-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3529G | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F |
Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2014-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
