Single-engine piston

N72004

1946 Silvaire Luscombe 8A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
3431
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Antioch, CA
Registration record

N72004 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Silvaire Luscombe 8A
Serial
3431
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Antioch, CA
Certificate issued
2003-10-21
Airworthiness date
1956-05-01
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A9A601
Mode S (octal)
52323001
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-10-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N72004.
  • 1956-05-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N72004

N72004 is a 1946 Silvaire Luscombe 8A, serial number 3431. It is registered to an individual in Antioch, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 21, 2003 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated May 1, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N72004. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1973-08-06 Accident · Optima,Okla, 36 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1990
Reported aircraft: Luscombe 8A — a different aircraft that carried the N72004 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: STALL 15 FT HI SWERVE HIT DITCH.

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.