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N71442

Luscombe 8A

Valid Illinois

N71442 is a Luscombe 8A, 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 Benton, Illinois. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 9, 2021 and expires on June 30, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated June 14, 1956.

Aircraft

Maker
Luscombe
Model
8A
Serial number
2869
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
A98DE8 (octal 52306750)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 9, 2021
Expires
June 30, 2028
Last FAA action
May 19, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · June 14, 1956
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00721157

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Grueninger Mark J
Type
Individual
Address
15811 Rose Rd
Benton, IL 62812-4601

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