MCCOLLOUGH DAVID· ICAO24 a1b6c1· last seen 15d ago

N2097B is a Luscombe 8, a single-engine piston aircraft operated by MCCOLLOUGH DAVID. SkyMeter has tracked 168 flights totalling 108 hours of airtime via ADS-B. The most frequent segment is 49C to KBUU. Service window in our records spans 60 days. Of those flights, 22 (13.1%) carry at least one detected incident: a go-around, unstable approach, stall warning, or runway excursion. 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
168
all time
FLOWN HOURS
108
tracked time
📍
AIRPORTS VISITED
22
unique
📡
CALLSIGNS
1
33 routes
📅
SERVICE PERIOD
05/10/2026 → 07/09/2026
first → last
INCIDENT RATE
13.1%
22 flagged

Top routes

By flight count

10
49C KBUU
15
49C 49C
9
KBUU 49C
8
3
3
2
2
49C K10C
2
49C K57C
1

Flight numbers

Most-flown by this airframe

1

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 N2097B

50
07/08/2026
1h 0m
△ Low approach-stability score
07/07/2026
1h 40m
No alerts
07/06/2026
2h 28m
No alerts
07/06/2026
2h 28m
No alerts
07/03/2026
1h 38m
No alerts
06/27/2026
1h 20m
No alerts
06/25/2026
1h 10m
No alerts
06/25/2026
1h 12m
No alerts
06/25/2026
1h 46m
No alerts
06/24/2026
31m
△ Low approach-stability score
06/23/2026
1h 34m
No alerts
06/22/2026
1h 31m
△ Low approach-stability score
06/22/2026
1h 43m
△ Low approach-stability score
06/22/2026
1h 17m
No alerts
06/21/2026
1h 10m
△ Low approach-stability score
06/09/2026
1h 0m
△ Low approach-stability score
06/08/2026
1h 1m
No alerts
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