Single-engine piston

N1558B

1948 Silvaire Luscombe 8E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1948
Serial
6185
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Ottsville, PA
Registration record

N1558B on the FAA register

Type
1948 Silvaire Luscombe 8E
Serial
6185
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Ottsville, PA
Certificate issued
2023-12-04
Airworthiness date
1956-07-16
Registration expires
2030-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0E034
Mode S (octal)
50160064
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-12-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N1558B.
  • 1956-07-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1948
    Manufactured (1948).
Overview

About N1558B

N1558B is a 1948 Silvaire Luscombe 8E, serial number 6185. It is registered to co-owners in Ottsville, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 4, 2023 and expires on December 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 16, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1558B. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1972-04-05 Accident · Kinston,Nc, 33 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0754
Reported aircraft: Luscombe 8E — a different aircraft that carried the N1558B registration before this airframe.

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.