Single-engine piston

N45965

1946 Silvaire Luscombe 8A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
2492
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Derby, CT
Registration record

N45965 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Silvaire Luscombe 8A
Serial
2492
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Derby, CT
Certificate issued
2025-07-23
Airworthiness date
1956-04-30
Registration expires
2032-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A596D3
Mode S (octal)
51313323
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-07-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N45965.
  • 1956-04-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N45965

N45965 is a 1946 Silvaire Luscombe 8A, serial number 2492. It is registered to an individual in Derby, Connecticut. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 23, 2025 and expires on July 31, 2032.

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 April 30, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N45965. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-01-25 Accident · Des Moines Iowa, 15 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0233
Reported aircraft: Luscombe 8A — a different aircraft that carried the N45965 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.