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Models · Silvaire · Piston singles · data as of November 6, 2026

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

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

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
LUSCOMBE 8A921938 to 194850.0%
LUSCOMBE 8E451941 to 194824.5%
LUSCOMBE 8F341948 to 196018.5%
LUSCOMBE 8C91939 to 19414.9%
LUSCOMBE 8319471.6%
LUSCOMBE 8D119390.5%

When they were built by decade · 35 with no year on file

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19306
1940119
195020
19604

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

Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
20101
20115
20124
20136
201410
20155
20162
20173
20182
20197
20209
202112
20225
202318
202416
202510
20265

Airworthiness certificate class

By airworthiness certificate, as a table
aircraftshare
Standard17696%
None on file53%
Experimental21%
Special flight permit10.5%

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Daphna INC2Wildcat Ventures LLC1Sky West Aviation INC Trustee1Sky Monkey Tailwheels LLC1Silvaire Salmon LLC1Shamrock Aviation LLC1Runyan Aviation INC1Normandy Flyers Limited INC1N457Jh LLC1N1885B LLC1Miller Steve L1Lima Mike Aerosports LLC1
Largest fleets, as a table
aircraft
Daphna INC2
Wildcat Ventures LLC1
Sky West Aviation INC Trustee1
Sky Monkey Tailwheels LLC1
Silvaire Salmon LLC1
Shamrock Aviation LLC1
Runyan Aviation INC1
Normandy Flyers Limited INC1
N457Jh LLC1
N1885B LLC1
Miller Steve L1
Lima Mike Aerosports LLC1

Fleet pages: Daphna INC · Sky West Aviation INC Trustee · Shamrock Aviation LLC

Accident history NTSB records · 21 cases since 1982, 4 fatal

2025-06-20WPR25LA185 · LUSCOMBE 8A N28545 · accident near San Andreas, CA · no injuries
2025-03-27ERA25LA159 · LUSCOMBE 8A N28790 · accident near New Port Richey, FL · no injuries
2023-05-20WPR23LA198 · LUSCOMBE 8A N71983 · accident near Clovis, NM · minor injuries
2023-05-09ERA23LA226 · LUSCOMBE 8F N1885B · accident near Frenchville, ME · no injuries
2016-04-19GAA16CA193 · LUSCOMBE 8A N28437 · accident near Burlington, WA · no injuries
2015-10-07WPR16LA004 · LUSCOMBE 8F N9918C · accident near Georgetown, CA · serious injuries
2015-09-07WPR15FA258 · LUSCOMBE 8A N4948E · accident near Creswell, OR · 2 killed
2015-07-03GAA15CA182 · LUSCOMBE 8A N71108 · accident near Llano, TX · no injuries

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

Design
Engines
Where they are
Biggest operators
Record

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 modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
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