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Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A · 1946 · Camarillo, CA
N71642 is a 1946 Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A (serial 3069), registered to Peterson Eric R (individual) in Camarillo, CA. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires January 2030. It carries a Cont Motor A&C65 SERIES engine rated at 65 hp, the engine on 92% of registered Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8As. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A99556. It is one of 92 Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A aircraft on the FAA registry.
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80 of the 87 registered Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A carry this engine (92%), across 5 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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