Single-engine piston

N1968G

1959 Silvaire Luscombe 8F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1959
Serial
S-47
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C90 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Boling, TX
Registration record

N1968G on the FAA register

Type
1959 Silvaire Luscombe 8F
Serial
S-47
Engines
Continental C90 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Boling, TX
Certificate issued
2017-10-05
Airworthiness date
1959-08-07
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A181EC
Mode S (octal)
50300754
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-10-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N1968G to the current registrant.
  • 1975-08-02
    N1968G previously assigned to a Cessna 421B (s/n 421B0860); cancelled.
  • 1959-08-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N1968G

N1968G is a 1959 Silvaire Luscombe 8F, serial number S-47. It is registered to an individual in Boling, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 5, 2017 and expires on October 31, 2027.

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, dated August 7, 1959.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1968G. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-11-20 Accident · Morganton,Nc, 33 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3980
Reported aircraft: Cessna 320D — a different aircraft that carried the N1968G 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.