Models · Silvaire · Piston singles · data as of October 2, 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 never named here.

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)
Seats: 2
Cruise speed: about 86 mph
Maker on the register: Silvaire
Registered: earliest certificate June 14, 1974; newest August 30, 2026

Where they are owner's state

California20Texas13Colorado12Idaho11Ohio8Illinois8Florida8Wisconsin7Oregon7Pennsylvania6Michigan6Minnesota5

Who owns them registrant type

Individual144 (78%)Co-owned17 (9%)LLC12 (7%)Corporation9 (5%)Partnership2 (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

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

Registration status

Valid180 (98%)Sale reported2 (1%)Pending2 (1%)

Airworthiness certificate class

Standard176 (96%)None on file5 (3%)Experimental2 (1%)Special flight permit1 (0.5%)

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

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. 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 Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

184 as of October 2, 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 never named on this site.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 184

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N25363	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2014-03-05	Valid
N2587K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E	Individual owner Nebraska	Experimental	2014-02-20	Valid
N2916K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Daphna INC Middletown, Delaware	Standard	2014-02-20	Valid
N9909C	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2014-02-20	Valid
N2408K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2013-12-04	Valid
N1555B	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2013-07-26	Valid
N71808	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2013-07-09	Valid
N2820K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2013-06-26	Valid
N900RY	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2013-05-08	Valid
N221VH	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E	Individual owner California	Standard	2013-04-19	Valid
N2120K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-11-29	Valid
N1140B	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-06-26	Valid
N39098	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2012-05-22	Valid
N9929C	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F	Wildcat Ventures LLC West Lebanon, New Hampshire	Standard	2012-05-09	Valid
N23002	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2011-09-27	Valid
N71689	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2011-06-13	Valid
N1112K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Daphna INC Middletown, Delaware	Experimental	2011-05-10	Valid
N45418	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2011-03-10	Valid
N9937B	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2011-01-14	Valid
N2629K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2010-12-17	Valid
N1753K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E	Individual owner California	Standard	2009-07-07	Valid
N2287K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2009-06-25	Valid
N3553G	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2008-09-17	Valid
N71767	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2008-08-19	Valid
N28621	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2008-06-30	Valid
N28754	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Individual owner California	Standard	2007-11-28	Valid
N28623	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8C	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2007-06-19	Valid
N9928C	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2006-12-19	Valid
N1831K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2006-08-11	Valid
N1866K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2006-03-27	Valid
N25396	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2006-02-10	Valid
N77817	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2006-01-10	Valid
N1225K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2005-08-09	Valid
N2783K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2004-02-18	Valid
N37013	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8C	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2003-12-05	Valid
N45906	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2003-11-08	Valid
N72004	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-10-21	Valid
N1711K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E	Normandy Flyers Limited INC Middletown, Delaware	Standard	2003-09-22	Valid
N85VA	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F	Avro LTD Grand Junction, Colorado	Standard	2003-09-22	Valid
N25148	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8C	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2003-05-12	Valid
N3549G	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2002-11-15	Valid
N41914	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8C	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2002-05-23	Valid
N2499K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2001-08-21	Valid
N2391K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2001-05-10	Valid
N22074	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2001-04-27	Valid
N45692	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Individual owner Texas	None on file	2001-03-08	Valid
N37057	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8C	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-07-19	Valid
N2782K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	1998-11-07	Valid
N71542	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Runyan Aviation INC Bushnell, Illinois	Standard	1998-02-19	Valid
N1531B	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-03-28	Valid
N2747K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	1996-08-09	Valid
N71594	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	1995-10-04	Valid
N2205K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1995-08-21	Valid
N1870K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1994-11-08	Valid
N717M	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1994-09-29	Valid
N2311K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1994-09-26	Valid
N2404K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	1994-09-14	Valid
N2075B	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	1993-07-16	Valid
N2608K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Co-owned owner Alabama	Standard	1993-05-04	Valid
N71436	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1992-12-10	Valid
N39095	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1991-11-22	Valid
N2780K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1989-08-30	Valid
N1162B	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	1989-04-17	Valid
N2100K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1988-05-05	Valid
N45822	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Co-owned owner South Dakota	Standard	1986-08-11	Valid
N1447K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	1986-06-23	Valid
N72040	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Individual owner California	Standard	1985-04-04	Valid
N1433K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	1984-08-17	Valid
N1306K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1983-10-26	Valid
N2700K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E	Individual owner California	Standard	1983-07-19	Valid
N45486	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	1982-09-16	Valid
N1524B	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1982-06-24	Valid
N2976K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	1979-08-10	Valid
N1132B	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	1978-11-21	Valid
N2416K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E	Individual owner California	Standard	1978-03-09	Valid
N23003	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1977-03-14	Valid
N2041K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1975-11-21	Valid
N9934C	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1974-11-20	Valid
N800B	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1974-06-14	Valid
N1986B	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Individual owner Indiana	Standard		Sale reported
N2504K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8	Individual owner California	Standard		Pending
N2869K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E	Individual owner Indiana	Standard		Pending
N2896K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Bas Part Sales LLC Greeley, Colorado	Standard		Valid
N455C	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E	Individual owner Michigan	Standard		Sale reported