Single-engine piston

N71965

1946 Silvaire Luscombe 8A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
3392
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85-12
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sky West Aviation Inc Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Albuquerque, NM
Registration record

N71965 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Silvaire Luscombe 8A
Serial
3392
Engines
Continental C85-12
Registered owner
Sky West Aviation Inc Trustee
Albuquerque, NM
Certificate issued
2022-03-14
Airworthiness date
2013-10-23
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A9A0C4
Mode S (octal)
52320304
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-03-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N71965.
  • 2013-10-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N71965

N71965 is a 1946 Silvaire Luscombe 8A, serial number 3392. The FAA register lists Sky West Aviation Inc Trustee as the registrant in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 14, 2022 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85-12 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 23, 2013.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N71965.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N71965.

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.