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    Airframe Family: Luscombe Model 8
    Latest Model:8A Silvaire
    Construction Number:1071
    Last Civil Registration:N25147
    Compressed ID:Luscombe 8A cn 1071 cr N25147
    Latest Owner or Location:Prairie Aero Llc, Elgin, IL

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    Dates

    Event

    1939

    Constructed as a 8A.
    LUSCOMBE 8A 1071

    16 June 1953

    Certificate of airworthiness for N25147 (8B, 1071) issued.

    By 1963

    To Ross Weihe, Rapid City, SD with new c/r N25147.

    By 1970

    To Joe R Nowack, Lakeville, MN keeping c/r N25147.

    2 August 1970

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number MKC71DDM20: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 14:00 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Private Strip Airport, Northfield, MN. This was a local flight from Stanton, MN. The gear collapsed during the landing rollout. The factors included; touch and go. Report remarks include: Right landing gear collapsed.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    25 June 1996

    To David A. Williams, Whitewater, WI keeping c/r N25147.

    21 June 2005

    To David A. Williams, Whitewater, WI keeping c/r N25147.

    4 May 2007

    Certificate of airworthiness for N25147 (8A, 1071) issued.

    12 September 2007

    To Prairie Aero Llc, Elgin, IL keeping c/r N25147.

    September 2015


    Photographer: G R Dennis Price
    Notes: At Brodhead, Wisconsin

    4 September 2015


    Photographer: David Miller
    Notes: At 2015 Blakesburg Fly-In

    10 November 2020

    To Prairie Aero Llc, Elgin, IL keeping c/r N25147.
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