Single-engine piston

N85VA

1959 Silvaire Luscombe 8F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1959
Serial
S-27
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Avro Ltd (Corporation)
Based
Grand Junction, CO
Registration record

N85VA on the FAA register

Type
1959 Silvaire Luscombe 8F
Serial
S-27
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Avro Ltd
Grand Junction, CO
Certificate issued
2003-09-22
Airworthiness date
1959-06-05
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
ABA6DB
Mode S (octal)
52723333
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-09-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N85VA.
  • 1959-06-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N85VA

N85VA is a 1959 Silvaire Luscombe 8F, serial number S-27. The FAA register lists Avro Ltd as the registrant in Grand Junction, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 22, 2003 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-290 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated June 5, 1959.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N85VA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N85VA.

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.