Single-engine piston

N2543K

1947 Silvaire Luscombe 8E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1947
Serial
5270
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Carmichael, CA
Registration record

N2543K on the FAA register

Type
1947 Silvaire Luscombe 8E
Serial
5270
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Carmichael, CA
Certificate issued
2026-02-10
Airworthiness date
1955-10-06
Registration expires
2033-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A26925
Mode S (octal)
50464445
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-02-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N2543K.
  • 1955-10-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1947
    Manufactured (1947).
Overview

About N2543K

N2543K is a 1947 Silvaire Luscombe 8E, serial number 5270. It is registered to an individual in Carmichael, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 10, 2026 and expires on February 28, 2033.

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 October 6, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2543K. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1967-11-06 Accident · Ridgefield,Oreg, 37 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4500
Reported aircraft: Luscombe 8E — a different aircraft that carried the N2543K 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.