Single-engine piston

N989M

1948 Silvaire Luscombe 8A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1948
Serial
6530
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Katy, TX
Registration record

N989M on the FAA register

Type
1948 Silvaire Luscombe 8A
Serial
6530
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Katy, TX
Certificate issued
2023-04-13
Airworthiness date
1979-08-16
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ADCDA6
Mode S (octal)
53346646
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N989M to the current registrant.
  • 1979-08-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1948
    Manufactured (1948).
  • 1933-04-14
    N989M previously assigned to a Homebuilt RR-1 (s/n G677); cancelled.
Overview

About N989M

N989M is a 1948 Silvaire Luscombe 8A, serial number 6530. It is registered to an individual in Katy, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 13, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

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 (normal), dated August 16, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N989M.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N989M.

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.