Single-engine piston

N2542K

1947 Silvaire Luscombe 8E

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1947
Serial
5269
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Silvaire Salmon LLC (LLC)
Based
Dillingham, AK
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Registration record

N2542K on the FAA register

Type
1947 Silvaire Luscombe 8E
Serial
5269
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Silvaire Salmon LLC
Dillingham, AK
Certificate issued
2020-04-29
Airworthiness date
1956-05-12
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A26902
Mode S (octal)
50464402
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-04-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N2542K.
  • 2014-03-02
    Accident at Alegnagik, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 1956-05-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1947
    Manufactured (1947).
Overview

About N2542K

N2542K is a 1947 Silvaire Luscombe 8E, serial number 5269. The FAA register lists Silvaire Salmon LLC as the registrant in Dillingham, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 29, 2020 and expires on April 30, 2030.

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 May 12, 1956.

N2542K has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2014-03-02 Accident · Alegnagik, AK Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ANC14CA017
Reported aircraft: Silvaire Luscombe 8E
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to determine that the ice that he was taxiing on was safe for operation.
1993-08-06 Accident · Dillingham, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC93LA135
Reported aircraft: Luscombe SL8 — a different aircraft that carried the N2542K registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN.
1988-08-20 Accident · Dillingham, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC88LA113
Reported aircraft: Luscombe 8E — a different aircraft that carried the N2542K 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.