Single-engine piston

N1659B

1948 Luscombe 11A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1948
Serial
11-165
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental E165 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Bishop, CA
Registration record

N1659B on the FAA register

Type
1948 Luscombe 11A
Serial
11-165
Engines
Continental E165 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Bishop, CA
Certificate issued
1999-06-22
Airworthiness date
1956-05-04
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A107D6
Mode S (octal)
50203726
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1999-06-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N1659B.
  • 1956-05-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1948
    Manufactured (1948).
Overview

About N1659B

N1659B is a 1948 Luscombe 11A, serial number 11-165. It is registered to an individual in Bishop, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 22, 1999 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental E165 series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated May 4, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1659B.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1659B.

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.