Aircraft Description
N85VA is a 1959 Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Avro LTD in Grand Junction, CO. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on June 5, 1959. The registration certificate was issued on September 22, 2003. The registration is set to expire on April 30, 2028. Powered by a Lycoming 0-290 SERIES engine producing 140 horsepower, N85VA is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ABA6DB (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N85VA was last updated on May 5, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Silvaire is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 201 Silvaire aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the LUSCOMBE 8F model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N85VA. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Data Source
Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC