Single-engine piston

N1885B

1948 Silvaire Luscombe 8F

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1948
Serial
6312
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C90 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
N1885B LLC (LLC)
Based
Birch Run, MI
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Registration record

N1885B on the FAA register

Type
1948 Silvaire Luscombe 8F
Serial
6312
Engines
Continental C90 series
Registered owner
N1885B LLC
Birch Run, MI
Certificate issued
2024-04-16
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2031-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A1616D
Mode S (octal)
50260555
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-04-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N1885B.
  • 2023-05-09
    Accident at Frenchville, ME; damage: substantial.
  • 1948
    Manufactured (1948).
Overview

About N1885B

N1885B is a 1948 Silvaire Luscombe 8F, serial number 6312. The FAA register lists N1885B LLC as the registrant in Birch Run, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 16, 2024 and expires on April 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C90 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category.

N1885B has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2023-05-09 Accident · Frenchville, ME Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA23LA226
Reported aircraft: Silvaire Luscombe 8F
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing in gusting wind conditions.
1968-07-20 Accident · Westerly,Ri, 39 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2495
Reported aircraft: Luscombe 8F — a different aircraft that carried the N1885B 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.