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N1279B

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1947 LUSCOMBE 8A

Fixed wing single enginePoplar Grove, ILRegistered Aug 21, 2018

N1279B is a 1947 Luscombe 8A (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 5906, registered in Poplar Grove, IL. 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 Aug 31, 1955. It is one of 897 8A aircraft in the FAA registry, 41 of them registered in Illinois. About 8% of them were built after it.

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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
Poplar Grove, IL
Local FAA office (FSDO)
Greater Chicago FSDO (CHI FSDO) · (847) 294-8700
Certificate issued
Aug 21, 2018
Last FAA action
Jun 3, 2023
Mode S code (hex)
A07148
Mode S code (octal)
50070510
Official record
registry.faa.gov

Aircraft

Manufacturer
LUSCOMBE
Model
8A
Type certificate (TCDS)
A-694 (Luscombe Aircraft Corporation)
Year manufactured
1947
Serial number
5906
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 Aug 31, 1955
Approved operations
Normal

Public airports near Poplar Grove

AirportIDDistanceTowerFuel
Poplar Grove
Poplar Grove, IL
C772 miNon-towered100LL
Dacy
Harvard, IL
0C011 miNon-towered100LL
Beloit
Beloit, WI
44C12 miNon-towered100LL

Straight-line distance from the registration city, from the FAA airport directory (NASR). The registry does not say where an aircraft is based.

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