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N1639K

Luscombe 8E

N1639K is a Luscombe 8E, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1946. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Custer, South Dakota. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 28, 1985 and expires on June 30, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated April 12, 1956.

Aircraft

Maker
Luscombe
Model
8E
Serial number
4366
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor C85 SERIES · 85 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1946
Cruising speed
86 mph
Transponder code
A10070 (octal 50200160)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 28, 1985
Expires
June 30, 2027
Last FAA action
January 22, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · April 12, 1956
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00292120

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Gordon Earl S
Type
Individual
Address
47 North 9Th Street
Custer, SD 57730

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data