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Luscombe 8E: fleet, age & accident history

Name: Luscombe 8E — US fleet registrations and NTSB accident history
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Aggregate figures from the FAA Aircraft Registry (current US civil registrations) and the NTSB Aviation Accident Database. No individual owners are named on this page.

326currently registered

79average age (years)

1947median model year

2seats

1engines

Accident-rate context

135NTSB events per 1,000 registered

44NTSB events (1982–2026)

NTSB-recorded events (loaded window) involving aircraft currently registered as this model, per 1,000 currently registered. Not a safety ranking; older events and deregistered aircraft are not counted.

Where Luscombe 8E aircraft are registered

Count of currently registered Luscombe 8E aircraft by registration state (FAA). Aggregate counts only.

State	Registered
California	41
Texas	25
Ohio	16
Florida	15
Minnesota	13
Colorado	13

Luscombe 8E airframes with a public accident record

These Luscombe 8E aircraft are currently registered and carry at least one NTSB accident or incident record. Marked entries have a record filed under a different tail number — found by manufacturer serial number, which a search on the current N-number alone cannot surface.

N947MR · 1 record prior tail number
N2759K · 3 records
N2619K · 2 records
N2669K 1947 · 2 records
N1050K 1946 · 1 record
N1183K 1946 · 1 record
N1216B · 1 record
N1337B · 1 record
N1398K 1946 · 1 record
N1402B 1948 · 1 record
N1690K · 1 record
N1739K 1946 · 1 record
N1795K 1946 · 1 record
N1806K · 1 record

Other Luscombe models

8A · 895 registered
8F · 118 registered
8C · 37 registered
T-8F · 25 registered
11A · 25 registered

Was this Luscombe 8E ever wrecked under a different tail number?

The free registries search by current tail number — so a Luscombe 8E that was wrecked, rebuilt, and re-registered under a new N-number shows clean on every one of them. The accident stays filed under the tail the airframe wore at the time. The $79 report cross-matches by manufacturer serial number to surface that hidden history — plus every registrant on record, registration expiry, recent FAA filings (the lien signal), and the full NTSB narrative for each event. Delivered instantly, no account, no ads.

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This is an informational report compiled from public FAA and NTSB records. It is not a title search, lien abstract, or airworthiness determination, and does not replace a pre-purchase inspection. Liens and encumbrances require the certified FAA records — not included in the instant report.

source: FAA Aircraft Registry source: NTSB FAA data as of 2026-08-17 computed 2026-08-24