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N1970B

Luscombe 8A

Valid Illinois

N1970B is a Luscombe 8A, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1948. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Naperville, Illinois. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 13, 2015 and expires on January 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated October 11, 1956.

Aircraft

Maker
Luscombe
Model
8A
Serial number
6397
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor C90 SERIES · 95 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1948
Cruising speed
86 mph
Transponder code
A18486 (octal 50302206)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 13, 2015
Expires
January 31, 2028
Last FAA action
April 14, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · October 11, 1956
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00143050

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Smith Steven J
Type
Individual
Address
1243 Whispering Hills Dr
Naperville, IL 60540-0903

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