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N1970K

Luscombe 8E

Valid Illinois

N1970K is a Luscombe 8E, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1947. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Lockport, Illinois. The registration is valid: it was issued on December 28, 2004 and expires on January 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated July 16, 1956.

Aircraft

Maker
Luscombe
Model
8E
Serial number
4697
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor C85 SERIES · 85 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1947
Cruising speed
86 mph
Transponder code
A1848E (octal 50302216)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
December 28, 2004
Expires
January 31, 2029
Last FAA action
July 7, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · July 16, 1956
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00103050

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Bentley Robert H
Type
Individual
Address
526 Jaquays
Lockport, IL 60441

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