Single-engine piston

N71983

Silvaire Luscombe 8A

Not current (FAA status 7) 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
3410
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Not current (FAA status 7)
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Bates City, MO
Registration record

N71983 on the FAA register

Type
Silvaire Luscombe 8A
Serial
3410
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Bates City, MO
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1957-06-11
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A9A108
Mode S (octal)
52320410
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Not current (FAA status 7)
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2023-05-20
    Accident at Clovis, NM; damage: substantial.
  • 1957-06-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N71983

N71983 is a Silvaire Luscombe 8A, serial number 3410. It is registered to an individual in Bates City, Missouri.

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 June 11, 1957.

N71983 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2023-05-20 Accident · Clovis, NM Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · WPR23LA198
Reported aircraft: Silvaire Luscombe 8A
Probable cause: The airplane s uncontrollable descent and forced landing for reasons that could not be determined.
1981-05-25 Accident · East Moriches,Ny, 32 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3075
Reported aircraft: Luscombe 8A — a different aircraft that carried the N71983 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: OLISHED.

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.