COOK DAVID L TRUSTEE, COOK KAY E TRUSTEE· ICAO24 a0b4fe· last seen 14d ago

N1448B is a Luscombe 8, a single-engine piston aircraft operated by COOK DAVID L TRUSTEE, COOK KAY E TRUSTEE. SkyMeter has tracked 46 flights totalling 26 hours of airtime via ADS-B across 2 callsigns. The most frequent segment is KH68 to K11. Service window in our records spans 377 days. The Luscombe 8 has a 35 ft wingspan, a maximum takeoff weight of 1,400 lb.

About the Luscombe 8

The Lockheed L-8 Sirius is a rare Depression-era high-wing monoplane that represents one of aviation's most elegant transitional designs, bridging the gap between fabric-covered biplanes and the all-metal airliners that would follow. Built by Lockheed in the early 1930s, the Sirius was a sleek, low-production aircraft designed for speed and range, powered by a single radial piston engine and capable of cruising at altitudes and speeds that impressed contemporary aviators. Its most famous moment came when Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh flew a Sirius variant on their 1931 survey flights to the Orient and their 1933 transatlantic route-proving expedition, covering tens of thousands of miles over some of the world's most remote terrain and helping establish the feasibility of polar air routes.

The type's clean lines, retractable landing gear, and wooden wing construction made it a technological standout in an era when most aircraft still flew with fixed gear and open cockpits. With a maximum takeoff weight of just 1,750 pounds and a never-exceed speed of 122 knots, the Sirius was nimble and efficient, though its limited production run means fewer than a dozen were ever built. Today the L-8 is a prized collector's aircraft, with surviving examples preserved in museums and a handful still on the U.S.

civil registry. SkyMeter has tracked flights across airframes and operators, with the most frequently observed operator.

FLIGHTS
46
all time
FLOWN HOURS
26
tracked time
📍
AIRPORTS VISITED
26
unique
📡
CALLSIGNS
2
22 routes
📅
SERVICE PERIOD
06/29/2025 → 07/11/2026
first → last
INCIDENT RATE
0.0%
0 flagged

Top routes

By flight count

8
KH68 K11
2
KGCM K11
1
1
1
1
O18 K2K9
1
0K6 KOWP
1

Flight numbers

Most-flown by this airframe

2

Aircraft specifications

Luscombe 8

Engines
Single Piston
Vref (approach)
46 kt
MTOW
1,400 lb
Wingspan
35 ft
Length
20 ft
Wake category
Light

Recent flights

Newest 25 operations of N1448B

25
02/18/2026
4h 22m
No alerts
06/29/2025
1h 19m
No alerts
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