Luscombe 8 (L8)
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ICAO L8 Small

Luscombe 8

Single Piston· 1,670 globally registered

The LUSCOMBE Luscombe 8 (L8) is a LUSCOMBE 1-engine piston aircraft classified as light wake category. Typical approach speed (Vref) is around 46 knots; operating envelope 635 kg MTOW. SkyMeter has observed 377 flights operated by this type across 94 airframes and 73 carriers. The largest observed operator is MCCOLLOUGH DAVID (N20).

✈
ACTIVE AIRFRAMES
94
last 90 days
🏢
OPERATORS
73
unique airlines
📊
FLIGHTS
377
tracked
⏱
AVG DURATION
30m
per flight
⚠
INCIDENT RATE
33.2%
125 flagged

Performance

Speed envelope & approach

Vref
46 kt
Vref range
—
Vmo
—
Mmo
—
Approach category
A

Dimensions

Airframe geometry

Wingspan
35 ft
Length
20 ft
Tail height
6 ft
Wheelbase
15 ft
Gear width
7 ft
Wake category
Light

Weight & identification

Operating limits

MTOW
1,400 lb
MALW
1,400 lb
Manufacturer model
Luscombe 8
FAA designator
L8
Registered
1,670

Top operators

By fleet size · last 90 days

30
MCCOLLOUGH DAVID 1 aircraft
25 flights
STEIN ANDREW 1 aircraft
16 flights
FEUGE PHILIP R 1 aircraft
9 flights
LEPKOWSKI DANIEL P 2 aircraft
9 flights
DURHAM TERRY 1 aircraft
9 flights
LIEM DANIEL L 1 aircraft
8 flights
LUSCOMBE ENDOWMENT HOLDINGS LLC 1 aircraft
8 flights
PROFFETT PAUL G, BELL-PROFFETTBEVERLY M 1 aircraft
7 flights
SKY WEST AVIATION INC TRUSTEE 1 aircraft
6 flights
SCHMID NATHAN J 1 aircraft
6 flights
BROCATO BARRY J 1 aircraft
6 flights
FLYINGVINE LLC 1 aircraft
6 flights
MAINERO TANNER R 1 aircraft
6 flights
RIDGEWAY BEATA 1 1 aircraft
5 flights
L8 AERO LLC 1 aircraft
5 flights
GADIS ETHAN G, GADIS ANTHONY J 1 aircraft
5 flights
WHEELER BRIAN K 1 aircraft
5 flights
ERICKSON DWAYNE S 1 aircraft
5 flights
HINCKLEY STEVEN F 1 aircraft
5 flights
HANKS RONALD G, HANKS REBECCA A 1 aircraft
5 flights
SNS FLYERS LLC 1 aircraft
5 flights
VESSEY BENJAMIN S 1 aircraft
4 flights
OSBORNE, Ross 1 aircraft
4 flights
MEHRDAD ZARIFKAR 1 aircraft
4 flights
BREWER GEORGE F II 1 aircraft
4 flights
PYDESKI JOSEPH J 1 aircraft
4 flights
KECHNER SCOTT 1 aircraft
4 flights
METZ ERIK C, METZ BENJAMIN A 1 aircraft
3 flights
MURRAY GREGORY T 1 aircraft
3 flights
GOTTRON GREGORY H 1 aircraft
3 flights

Safety profile

Flagged flights · last 90 days

Go-arounds
0
Unstable
125
Rejected TO
0
Stall
0
Overspeed
0
Excursion
0

Family

Related variants

0

No related variants.

Recent incidents

Flagged flights of L8

20
N840BN840B
KSAR
13:10
 →
KCPS
13:53
06/03/2026
43m
△ Unstable
Replay Analysis
N1902BN1902B
KAPA
12:56
 →
KSTK
13:56
06/03/2026
1h 0m
△ Unstable
Replay Analysis
N840BN840B
KCPS
11:40
 →
KSAR
12:35
06/03/2026
54m
△ Unstable
Replay Analysis
N1302BN1302B
CA56
22:05
 →
KSNS
22:40
06/02/2026
35m
△ Unstable
Replay Analysis
N2493KN2493K
KCLW
21:44
 →
KCLW
22:17
06/02/2026
32m
△ Unstable
Replay Analysis
N2097BN2097B
49C
18:39
 →
49C
19:37
06/02/2026
57m
△ Unstable
Replay Analysis
N1831KN1831K
KPAE
12:40
 →
1S2
13:12
06/02/2026
32m
△ Unstable
Replay Analysis
GBSTXG-BSTX
GB-0124
12:37
 →
EGXZ
13:15
06/02/2026
37m
△ Unstable
Replay Analysis
GBSTXG-BSTX
GB-0474
10:23
 →
EGYD
11:06
06/02/2026
43m
△ Unstable
Replay Analysis
N2324KN2324K
CO15
16:14
 →
CO15
16:42
06/01/2026
28m
△ Unstable
Replay Analysis

Recent flights

Real flights of L8 · airborne ≥ 20 min

30
N1388BN1388B
40I
21:15
 →
???
21:59
06/03/2026
43m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
N1388BN1388B
KI68
19:33
 →
???
20:15
06/03/2026
41m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
N2097BN2097B
49C
19:16
 →
???
19:58
06/03/2026
41m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
N1463BN1463B
PA81
18:32
 →
KMRB
19:14
06/03/2026
42m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
NoneN71734
US-7GA6
17:28
 →
???
17:52
06/03/2026
23m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
N1902BN1902B
2CO8
16:09
 →
???
16:57
06/03/2026
48m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
N110QN110Q
8TS6
14:33
 →
???
14:54
06/03/2026
21m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
N2097BN2097B
KBUU
13:21
 →
KC02
14:11
06/03/2026
50m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
N840BN840B
KSAR
13:10
 →
KCPS
13:53
06/03/2026
43m
△ Unstable
Replay Analysis
N1902BN1902B
KAPA
12:56
 →
KSTK
13:56
06/03/2026
1h 0m
△ Unstable
Replay Analysis
N1463BN1463B
KFRR
12:40
 →
???
13:36
06/03/2026
55m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
N840BN840B
KCPS
11:40
 →
KSAR
12:35
06/03/2026
54m
△ Unstable
Replay Analysis
N801BN801B
CA89
04:42
 →
KPOC
05:06
06/03/2026
24m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
N2097BN2097B
KBUU
00:00
 →
49C
00:28
06/03/2026
27m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
N2097BN2097B
49C
23:33
 →
KBUU
23:57
06/02/2026
23m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
N1558BN1558B
PA79
23:20
 →
KABE
23:50
06/02/2026
30m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
N1302BN1302B
CA56
22:05
 →
KSNS
22:40
06/02/2026
35m
△ Unstable
Replay Analysis
N2493KN2493K
KCLW
21:44
 →
KCLW
22:17
06/02/2026
32m
△ Unstable
Replay Analysis
N801BN801B
KPOC
19:58
 →
???
20:23
06/02/2026
25m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
N2097BN2097B
49C
18:39
 →
49C
19:37
06/02/2026
57m
△ Unstable
Replay Analysis
N2229KN2229K
KCCR
18:36
 →
???
19:58
06/02/2026
1h 22m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
N2493KN2493K
KCLW
18:25
 →
KCLW
19:09
06/02/2026
43m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
N2229KN2229K
CA92
16:06
 →
KCCR
17:37
06/02/2026
1h 30m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
N45842N45842
KT74
14:36
 →
???
15:05
06/02/2026
28m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
N1831KN1831K
1S2
13:31
 →
KPAE
13:57
06/02/2026
25m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
N1831KN1831K
KPAE
12:40
 →
1S2
13:12
06/02/2026
32m
△ Unstable
Replay Analysis
GBSTXG-BSTX
GB-0124
12:37
 →
EGXZ
13:15
06/02/2026
37m
△ Unstable
Replay Analysis
GBSTXG-BSTX
GB-0474
10:23
 →
EGYD
11:06
06/02/2026
43m
△ Unstable
Replay Analysis
N71862N71862
K74S
03:13
 →
KNUW
03:50
06/02/2026
36m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
NoneN9920C
KGNG
01:44
 →
???
02:05
06/02/2026
21m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
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