ELLIS BRENTON M, ELLIS SUNNY M· ICAO24 a17e5b· last seen 7d ago

N1959K is a Luscombe 8, a single-engine piston aircraft operated by ELLIS BRENTON M, ELLIS SUNNY M. SkyMeter has tracked 114 flights totalling 72 hours of airtime via ADS-B across 2 callsigns. The most frequent segment is KAJR to KAJR. Service window in our records spans 405 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
114
all time
FLOWN HOURS
72
tracked time
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AIRPORTS VISITED
44
unique
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CALLSIGNS
2
40 routes
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SERVICE PERIOD
06/06/2025 → 07/17/2026
first → last
INCIDENT RATE
0.0%
0 flagged

Top routes

By flight count

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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 50 operations of N1959K

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07/17/2026
1h 16m
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07/16/2026
1h 11m
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04/12/2026
7h 45m
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04/11/2026
13m
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04/11/2026
2h 33m
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04/09/2026
1h 58m
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09/16/2025
3h 2m
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