Single-engine piston

N71521

1946 Silvaire Luscombe 8A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
2948
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
New Orleans, LA
Registration record

N71521 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Silvaire Luscombe 8A
Serial
2948
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
New Orleans, LA
Certificate issued
2014-12-11
Airworthiness date
2015-12-04
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Special flight permit
Mode S (hex)
A99158
Mode S (octal)
52310530
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-12-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (special flight permit category).
  • 2014-12-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N71521.
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N71521

N71521 is a 1946 Silvaire Luscombe 8A, serial number 2948. It is registered to an individual in New Orleans, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 11, 2014 and expires on December 31, 2027.

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 special flight permit category, dated December 4, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N71521.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N71521.

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.