Single-engine piston

N28782

1940 Luscombe 8C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1940
Serial
1543
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Elk Grove, IL
Registration record

N28782 on the FAA register

Type
1940 Luscombe 8C
Serial
1543
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Elk Grove, IL
Certificate issued
2011-12-13
Airworthiness date
1959-05-12
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2EB87
Mode S (octal)
50565607
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-12-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N28782.
  • 1959-05-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N28782

N28782 is a 1940 Luscombe 8C, serial number 1543. It is registered to an individual in Elk Grove, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 13, 2011 and expires on December 31, 2027.

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 (normal), dated May 12, 1959.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N28782.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N28782.

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.