Single-engine piston

N45732

1946 Luscombe 8E

Registration pending No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
2259
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Registration pending
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Plains, MT
1946 Luscombe 8E
Representative photo of a Luscombe 8E. Not a photo of N45732.
Registration record

N45732 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Luscombe 8E
Serial
2259
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Plains, MT
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1957-05-29
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A58EF9
Mode S (octal)
51307371
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
346 nm
Cruise (type)
83 kt
Status
Registration pending
Market asking range
$35,000 to $40,000
Middle half of 3 live Luscombe 8E listings, 1946–1948 models (median $35,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N45732.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 1957-05-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N45732

N45732 is a 1946 Luscombe 8E, serial number 2259. It is registered to an individual in Plains, Montana.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 83 knots and a range of about 346 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated May 29, 1957.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N45732.

Cruise
83 kt
Range
346 nm
Fuel burn
5 gph

Published figures for the Luscombe 8E type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Luscombe 8E specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N45732.

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.