Single-engine piston

N1442B

1948 Luscombe 8E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1948
Serial
6069
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Hartsville, IN
1948 Luscombe 8E
Representative photo of a Luscombe 8E. Not a photo of N1442B.
Registration record

N1442B on the FAA register

Type
1948 Luscombe 8E
Serial
6069
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Hartsville, IN
Certificate issued
2023-04-10
Airworthiness date
1956-04-03
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0B42C
Mode S (octal)
50132054
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
346 nm
Cruise (type)
83 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$35,000 to $40,000
Middle half of 3 live Luscombe 8E listings, 1946–1948 models (median $35,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N1442B.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N1442B.
  • 1956-04-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1948
    Manufactured (1948).
Overview

About N1442B

N1442B is a 1948 Luscombe 8E, serial number 6069. It is registered to an individual in Hartsville, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 10, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 83 knots and a range of about 346 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 3, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1442B.

Cruise
83 kt
Range
346 nm
Fuel burn
5 gph

Published figures for the Luscombe 8E type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Luscombe 8E specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1442B.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.