Single-engine piston

N1574K

1946 Silvaire Luscombe 8E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
4301
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Bigfork, MT
Registration record

N1574K on the FAA register

Type
1946 Silvaire Luscombe 8E
Serial
4301
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Bigfork, MT
Certificate issued
2025-07-09
Airworthiness date
1956-07-16
Registration expires
2032-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0E71E
Mode S (octal)
50163436
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-07-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N1574K.
  • 1956-07-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N1574K

N1574K is a 1946 Silvaire Luscombe 8E, serial number 4301. It is registered to an individual in Bigfork, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 9, 2025 and expires on July 31, 2032.

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 N1574K. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1977-06-22 Accident · Apple Valley,Mn, 23 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1529
Reported aircraft: Luscombe 8E — a different aircraft that carried the N1574K registration before this airframe.
1964-06-21 Accident · National City Cal, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1753
Reported aircraft: Luscombe 8E — a different aircraft that carried the N1574K registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: PWR PLT-STARTER CRANK GEAR FAILED.

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.