N2889K is a 1947 Luscombe 8A (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 5616, registered in Farmersville, TX. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Jul 31, 2027; the renewal window opens on Jan 31, 2027. It is powered by a Cont Motor A&C65 SERIES rated at 65 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class. It is one of 897 8A aircraft in the FAA registry, 74 of them registered in Texas. About 8% of them were built after it. The NTSB accident database lists one record for this airframe since 2008, the latest on Dec 31, 2016.
Registration
- FAA status
- Valid registration
- Expires
- Jul 31, 2027
- Registrant type
- Individual
- Registered owner
- Individual owner, name not shown
- Location
- Farmersville, TX
- Local FAA office (FSDO)
- North Texas FSDO (NTX FSDO) · (214) 277-8500
- Certificate issued
- Jun 21, 1994
- Last FAA action
- Mar 4, 2023
- Mode S code (hex)
- A2EF50
- Mode S code (octal)
- 50567520
- Official record
- registry.faa.gov
Aircraft
Public airports near Farmersville
| Airport | ID | Distance | Tower | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caddo Mills Municipal Caddo Mills, TX | 7F3 | 11 mi | Non-towered | 100LL |
| Mckinney Ntl Dallas, TX | KTKI | 13 mi | Towered | 100LL, A1+ |
| Ralph M Hall/Rockwall Municipal Rockwall, TX | F46 | 16 mi | Non-towered | 100LL, A+ |
Straight-line distance from the registration city, from the FAA airport directory (NASR). The registry does not say where an aircraft is based.
NTSB accident and incident records
| Date | Place | Aircraft (as NTSB recorded it) | Damage | Highest injury | NTSB no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2016 | McKinney, TX | Luscombe 8 this airframe | Destroyed | Fatal | CEN17FA063 |
From the NTSB aviation accident database (events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 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.