Single-engine piston

N45609

Silvaire Luscombe 8A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
2136
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Oak Island, NC
Registration record

N45609 on the FAA register

Type
Silvaire Luscombe 8A
Serial
2136
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Oak Island, NC
Certificate issued
2021-06-24
Airworthiness date
1956-02-21
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A58AE0
Mode S (octal)
51305340
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-06-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N45609.
  • 1956-02-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N45609

N45609 is a Silvaire Luscombe 8A, serial number 2136. It is registered to an individual in Oak Island, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 24, 2021 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C65 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated February 21, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N45609. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2017-07-06 Accident · Grand Island, NE Damage: Substantial NTSB · GAA17CA403
Reported aircraft: Luscombe 8 — a different aircraft that carried the N45609 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The student pilot s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll and the flight instructor s delayed remedial action.
1969-06-29 Accident · Boulder City,Nev, 28 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2160
Reported aircraft: Luscombe 8A — a different aircraft that carried the N45609 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.