Single-engine piston

N2587K

1948 Silvaire Luscombe 8E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1948
Serial
5314
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-A1B6
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Axtell, NE
Registration record

N2587K on the FAA register

Type
1948 Silvaire Luscombe 8E
Serial
5314
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-A1B6
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Axtell, NE
Certificate issued
2014-02-20
Airworthiness date
2018-05-04
Registration expires
2027-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A2788D
Mode S (octal)
50474215
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-05-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2014-02-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N2587K.
  • 1948
    Manufactured (1948).
Overview

About N2587K

N2587K is a 1948 Silvaire Luscombe 8E, serial number 5314. It is registered to an individual in Axtell, Nebraska. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 20, 2014 and expires on February 28, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated May 4, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2587K. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1991-06-16 Accident · Rock Springs, WY Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · SEA91LA134
Reported aircraft: Luscombe 8E — a different aircraft that carried the N2587K registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISION TO ATTEMPT FLIGHTS IN UNFAVORABLE ENVIRONMENTAL CODNITIONS. THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.
1968-07-08 Accident · Huntingtn Bch,Cal, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2310
Reported aircraft: Luscombe 8E — a different aircraft that carried the N2587K 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.