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LUSCOMBE 8E

325 registered · 1938–1956 · 135 NTSB events · 7 ADs

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Fixed Wing Single Engine · CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES · as of Sep 21, 2026

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Distribution · currently registered

By state (top 10)

  • CA 12.8% 41
  • TX 7.5% 24
  • OH 5.0% 16
  • FL 4.7% 15
  • MN 4.0% 13
  • CO 4.0% 13
  • GA 3.4% 11
  • WA 3.1% 10
  • NC 3.1% 10
  • AK 3.1% 10

+39 more states

By decade of manufacture

  • 1930s 0.6% 2
  • 1940s 77.8% 253
  • 1950s 0.9% 3
  • Unknown 20.6% 67

NTSB records

135 event(s) on file. Showing the most recent 25 · 110 more available on NTSB CAROL.

Airworthiness directives

7 directive(s) on file. Showing the most recent 7.

  • Jun 7, 2005

    Airworthiness Directives; Precise Flight, Inc. Models SVS I and SVS IA Standby Vacuum Systems

    The FAA adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all airplanes equipped with Precise Flight, Inc. (Precise Flight) Models SVS I and SVS IA standby vacuum systems (SVS) installed under certain supplemental type certificates or through field approval. This AD requires you to replace the airplane flight manual suppl…

  • Mar 4, 2005

    Airworthiness Directives; Precise Flight, Inc. Models SVS I and SVS IA Standby Vacuum Systems

    The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all airplanes equipped with Precise Flight, Inc. (Precise Flight) Models SVS I and SVS IA standby vacuum systems (SVS) installed under certain supplemental type certificates or through field approval. This proposed AD would require you to replace the air…

  • Nov 30, 1999

    Airworthiness Directives; Precise Flight, Inc. Model SVS III Standby Vacuum Systems

    This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all aircraft equipped with Precise Flight, Inc. Model SVS III standby vacuum systems installed in accordance with the applicable supplemental type certificate (STC) or through field approval. This AD requires incorporating revised operating limit…

  • Jul 7, 1999

    Airworthiness Directives; Precise Flight, Inc. Model SVS III Standby Vacuum Systems

    This document proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to all U.S. owners and operators of aircraft equipped with Precise Flight, Inc. Model SVS III standby vacuum systems installed in accordance with the applicable supplemental type certificate (STC) or through field approval. The propose…

  • Dec 3, 1997

    Airworthiness Directives; The Don Luscombe Aviation History Foundation Models 8, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, 8F, T-8F Airplanes; Correction

    This document clarifies information in airworthiness directive (AD) 96-24-17, which applies to Don Luscombe Aviation History Foundation (Luscombe) Models 8, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, 8F, T-8F airplanes. AD 96-24-17 currently requires installing new inspection holes, modifying the wing tip fairings, and inspecting the wing s…

  • Aug 25, 1994

    Airworthiness Directives; Brackett Aircraft Company, Inc.; Air Filter Assemblies Installed on Airplanes

    This document proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to airplanes with certain Brackett Aircraft Company, Inc. (Brackett) air filter assemblies incorporating a neoprene gasket design installed between the carburetor heat box and the air filter frame. The proposed action would require rep…

  • Mar 3, 1994

    Airworthiness Directives; Teledyne Continental Motors Models C75, C85, C90, C125, C145, O-200, O-300, and GO-300 Series Reciprocating Engines

    This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) Models C75, C85, C90, C125, C145, O-200, O-300, and GO-300 series reciprocating engines, that requires inspection of the cylinder rocker shaft bosses for cracks, and inspection of the cylinder rocker shaft for loo…

Type certificate data sheets · 1 match in the FAA catalog

  • A-694 Don Luscombe Aviation History Foundation Inc. Historical Rev 23 · 07/08/1993

    Models: 8, 8D, 8A, 8F + 4 more

Supplemental type certificates · 49 on file

+ 19 more STCs on file

Registered N-numbers · 325

325 of 325 ● NTSB events on file · orange tails have Atlas pages · Look up queries the live FAA registry (owner, address, last airworthiness)
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