N40SD
1948 Luscombe 8A
N40SD on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2033-01-31Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2026-01-28Certificate of registration issued as N40SD to the current registrant.
- 2012-10-18N40SD previously assigned to a Cessna 305A (s/n 22548); cancelled.
- 1997-02-18N40SD previously assigned to a Bell 47G-3B (s/n 3495); cancelled.
- 1955-08-10Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
- 1948Manufactured (1948).
About N40SD
N40SD is a 1948 Luscombe 8A, serial number 6339. The FAA register lists Flying S Airventures LLC as the registrant in San Antonio, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 28, 2026 and expires on January 31, 2033.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C90 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 78 knots and a range of about 182 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated August 10, 1955.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N40SD. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.
Published figures for the Luscombe 8A type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.
Accident & incident history
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.
