Single-engine piston

N71691

1946 Luscombe 8A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
3118
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotec R2800
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Finchville, KY
Registration record

N71691 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Luscombe 8A
Serial
3118
Engines
Rotec R2800
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Finchville, KY
Certificate issued
2019-08-20
Airworthiness date
2021-04-29
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A99604
Mode S (octal)
52313004
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
182 nm
Cruise (type)
78 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-04-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2019-08-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N71691.
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N71691

N71691 is a 1946 Luscombe 8A, serial number 3118. It is registered to an individual in Finchville, Kentucky. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 20, 2019 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotec R2800 engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 78 knots and a range of about 182 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated April 29, 2021.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N71691.

Cruise
78 kt
Range
182 nm
Fuel burn
4 gph

Published figures for the Luscombe 8A type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N71691.

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.