Single-engine piston

N2780K

1947 Silvaire Luscombe 8E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1947
Serial
5507
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Wellington, CO
Registration record

N2780K on the FAA register

Type
1947 Silvaire Luscombe 8E
Serial
5507
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Wellington, CO
Certificate issued
1989-08-30
Airworthiness date
1955-08-29
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A2C696
Mode S (octal)
50543226
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1989-08-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N2780K.
  • 1955-08-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1947
    Manufactured (1947).
Overview

About N2780K

N2780K is a 1947 Silvaire Luscombe 8E, serial number 5507. It is registered to an individual in Wellington, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 30, 1989 and expires on January 31, 2028.

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 August 29, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2780K. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1980-10-26 Accident · Ft Collins,Co, 06 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2704
Reported aircraft: Luscombe 8E — a different aircraft that carried the N2780K registration before this airframe.
1968-12-04 Accident · Omaha,Nebr, 27 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4211
Reported aircraft: Luscombe 8E — a different aircraft that carried the N2780K registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: 32K,GUSTS TO 44K.

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.