Single-engine piston

N455C

1946 Silvaire Luscombe 8E

Not current (FAA status 7) No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
4254
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C90 series
Status
Not current (FAA status 7)
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Elsie, MI
Registration record

N455C on the FAA register

Type
1946 Silvaire Luscombe 8E
Serial
4254
Engines
Continental C90 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Elsie, MI
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1955-11-23
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A584E1
Mode S (octal)
51302341
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Not current (FAA status 7)
Registry history

Timeline

  • 1955-11-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N455C

N455C is a 1946 Silvaire Luscombe 8E, serial number 4254. It is registered to an individual in Elsie, Michigan.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C90 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated November 23, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N455C. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1984-05-19 Accident · Ortonville, MI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI84LA202
Reported aircraft: Luscombe 8E — a different aircraft that carried the N455C 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.