Single-engine piston

N1817B

1948 Luscombe 8F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1948
Serial
6244
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C90 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Slack Jonathan D + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Bonfield, IL
Registration record

N1817B on the FAA register

Type
1948 Luscombe 8F
Serial
6244
Engines
Continental C90 series
Registered owner
Slack Jonathan D + 1 co-owner
Bonfield, IL
Certificate issued
2023-06-21
Airworthiness date
1956-04-14
Registration expires
2030-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A147B2
Mode S (octal)
50243662
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
273 nm
Cruise (type)
83 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-06-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N1817B.
  • 1956-04-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1948
    Manufactured (1948).
Overview

About N1817B

N1817B is a 1948 Luscombe 8F, serial number 6244. The FAA register lists Slack Jonathan D + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Bonfield, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 21, 2023 and expires on June 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C90 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 83 knots and a range of about 273 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated April 14, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1817B.

Cruise
83 kt
Range
273 nm
Fuel burn
5 gph

Published figures for the Luscombe 8F type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1817B.

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

Same model

More Luscombe 8F aircraft

All 119 Luscombe 8F registrations →
Same state

Other aircraft registered in Illinois

All 8,055 aircraft registered in Illinois →
Similar aircraft

Other single-engine pistons on the register

More from Luscombe

Luscombe models on the register

Own N1817B?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Luscombe aircraft for sale· Aircraft registered in Illinois· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

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.