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N71226

Luscombe 8

Valid Texas

N71226 is a Luscombe 8, 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 Shady Shores, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on December 16, 2016 and expires on December 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated June 20, 1956.

Aircraft

Maker
Luscombe
Model
8
Serial number
2653
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor A&C65 SERIES · 65 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1946
Cruising speed
86 mph
Transponder code
A98638 (octal 52303070)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
December 16, 2016
Expires
December 31, 2029
Last FAA action
September 22, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · June 20, 1956
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00851057

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Watkins Stephen Randolph
Type
Individual
Address
12 Hidden Valley Airpark
Shady Shores, TX 76208-7302

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