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N1264K

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1946 LUSCOMBE 8A

Fixed wing single engineGarden Valley, CARegistered Oct 20, 2005

N1264K is a 1946 Luscombe 8A (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 3991, registered in Garden Valley, CA. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Aug 31, 2028; the renewal window opens on Feb 29, 2028. It is powered by a Cont Motor A&C65 SERIES rated at 65 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class (normal), issued Dec 12, 1955. It is one of 897 8A aircraft in the FAA registry, 80 of them registered in California. About 24% of them were built after it. The NTSB accident database lists one record for this airframe since 2008, the latest on Nov 12, 2025.

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Registration expiresAug 31, 2028

Registration

FAA status
Valid registration
Expires
Aug 31, 2028
Registrant type
Individual
Registered owner
Individual owner, name not shown
Location
Garden Valley, CA
Local FAA office (FSDO)
Sacramento FSDO (SAC FSDO) · (279) 399-8750
Certificate issued
Oct 20, 2005
Last FAA action
Jun 3, 2023
Mode S code (hex)
A06CEA
Mode S code (octal)
50066352
Official record
registry.faa.gov

Aircraft

Manufacturer
LUSCOMBE
Model
8A
Type certificate (TCDS)
A-694 (Luscombe Aircraft Corporation)
Year manufactured
1946
Serial number
3991
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Engine type
Reciprocating
Engine
CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 hp)
Engines / seats
1 / 2
Weight class
Up to 12,499 lb
Airworthiness
Standard since Dec 12, 1955
Approved operations
Normal

NTSB accident and incident records

DatePlaceAircraft (as NTSB recorded it)DamageHighest injuryNTSB no.
Nov 12, 2025Fresno, CALuscombe 8A this airframeSubstantialNoneWPR26LA044

From the NTSB aviation accident database (events since 2008, data through Sep 29, 2026), matched by N-number. An N-number can move between aircraft, so each row is checked against the serial number on the current registration.

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