# N3848U: 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 5, 1992
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3848U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3848U

## Aircraft that carried N3848U

- [Cancelled 1992-11-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3848U-1992-11-05): Cessna 336, S/N 3360148. Owner: [Niemela Richard A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NIEMELA%20RICHARD%20A), [La Mirada, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/La%20Mirada)

## NTSB investigations on N3848U (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 LAX92FA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA283), Nov 15, 1991: Cessna 336A (N3848U), Big Bear City, CA, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: 1) THE PILOT INADEQUATELY EVALUATING THE WEATHER, AND 2) THE PILOT MAKING THE INFLIGHT DECISION TO CONTINUE FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE 1) THE INABILITY OF…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3848U (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 19911114063039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911114063039A), Nov 14, 1991: Cessna 336 (N3848U), Big Bear City, CA, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Flew into trees on mountainside at night in snow and mountain obscuration. Airmets issued. Found 7 months later.

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