# N3228K: 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: September 27, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3228K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3228K

## Aircraft that carried N3228K

- [Cancelled 2012-09-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3228K-2012-09-27): Globe GC-1B, S/N 1221, built 1946. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Preston Charles E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRESTON%20CHARLES%20E), [Boise, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Boise)

## NTSB investigations on N3228K (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 SEA97LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA009), Oct 10, 1996: Globe GC-1B (N3228K), Caldwell, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude to the runway, while on final approach to land. The sunglare was a related factor.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3228K (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 19961010031489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961010031489A), Oct 10, 1996: Univac GC1B (N3228K), Caldwell, ID, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Struck barbed wire fence landing short of runway. Reported blinded by sun.

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