Single-engine piston

N1728K

1946 Silvaire Luscombe 8E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
4455
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Palmdale, CA
Registration record

N1728K on the FAA register

Type
1946 Silvaire Luscombe 8E
Serial
4455
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Palmdale, CA
Certificate issued
2024-12-11
Airworthiness date
1955-08-05
Registration expires
2031-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A12415
Mode S (octal)
50222025
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-12-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N1728K.
  • 1955-08-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N1728K

N1728K is a 1946 Silvaire Luscombe 8E, serial number 4455. It is registered to an individual in Palmdale, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 11, 2024 and expires on December 31, 2031.

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, dated August 5, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1728K.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1728K.

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.