N8554Y — 1946 Luscombe 8A

Aircraft record

Serial number

2658

Manufacturer

Luscombe

Model

8A

Year

1946

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Cont Motor A-65 Ser

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N8554Y →

Accident & incident history

1. ERA17FA156Apr 18, 2017East Windsor, CTFatal · 2 fatal

   The flying pilot's excessive maneuvering of the airplane at a slow airspeed, which resulted in exceedance of the critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilots' operation of the airplane over its maximum allowable gross weight.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1946 Luscombe 8A).

1. Apr 24, 2018deregistered — Plourde Robert J

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N8554Y was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1946 Luscombe 8A above.

• until Jun 1, 1971Piper PA-30 (s/n 30-1701)

Frequently asked

Has N8554Y been in an accident?

Yes. N8554Y appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2017.

What kind of aircraft is N8554Y?

N8554Y is a 1946 Luscombe 8A (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 2658.

Has N8554Y been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N8554Y (ERA17FA156) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.