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N71738

Luscombe 8A

N71738 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 Ellington, Connecticut. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 6, 2022 and expires on January 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated November 19, 1955.

Aircraft

Maker
Luscombe
Model
8A
Serial number
3165
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
A998F0 (octal 52314360)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 6, 2022
Expires
January 31, 2029
Last FAA action
July 7, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · November 19, 1955
FAA region
New England
FAA record id
00821237

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Laroche John A
Type
Individual
Address
19 Kibbe Rd
Ellington, CT 06029-2616

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