# N196G: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: November 7, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=196G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N196G

## Aircraft that carried N196G

- [Cancelled 2023-11-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N196G-2023-11-07): Mellinger B L III/Briebleb R GLASAIR III, S/N 3196, built 1997. Owner: [Hans Christensen P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HANS%20CHRISTENSEN%20P), [Enterprise, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Enterprise)

## NTSB investigations on N196G (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR23LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA272), Jul 17, 2023: Mellinger B L III/Briebleb R Glasair III (N196G), Pahrump, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A fuel leak due to damaged threads on a fuel line fitting, which resulted in an interruption of fuel flow and a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N196G (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20230717010069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230717010069A), Jul 17, 2023: Mellinger B L III/Briebleb R GLASAIR III (N196G), Pahrump, NV, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed calvada meadows airport (74P) heading north, at about 800FT AGL, pilot stated that the engine started surging, pilot turned the boost pump on…

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