Single-engine piston

N9906C

1959 Silvaire Luscombe 8F

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1959
Serial
S-9
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C90 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
New Iberia, LA
Registration record

N9906C on the FAA register

Type
1959 Silvaire Luscombe 8F
Serial
S-9
Engines
Continental C90 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
New Iberia, LA
Certificate issued
2025-02-19
Airworthiness date
1959-04-07
Registration expires
2032-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
ADD5D0
Mode S (octal)
53352720
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-02-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N9906C.
  • 2012-05-30
    Accident at Tok, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 1959-04-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N9906C

N9906C is a 1959 Silvaire Luscombe 8F, serial number S-9. It is registered to an individual in New Iberia, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 19, 2025 and expires on February 29, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C90 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated April 7, 1959.

N9906C has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2012-05-30 Accident · Tok, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC12CA044
Reported aircraft: Silvaire Luscombe 8F
Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent and excessive application of brake pressure during landing, which resulted in a nose over.

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.