# N408K: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: May 15, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=408K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N408K

## Aircraft that carried N408K

- [Cancelled 2013-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N408K-2013-05-15): Thompson D S KOLB TWINSTARMARKIII, S/N M3X6-4-00083, built 2010. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Thompson D S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMPSON%20D%20S), [Mishawaka, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Mishawaka)
- [Cancelled 1956-11-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N408K-1956-11-13): Curtiss Wright C-46, S/N 26935. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [L & J Trading Company Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/L%20%26%20J%20TRADING%20COMPANY%20INC), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- [Cancelled 1929-12-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N408K-1929-12-19): Fleet 1, S/N 131, built 1929. Owner: [Garland Aircraft Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GARLAND%20AIRCRAFT%20CORPORATION), [Tulsa, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Tulsa)

## NTSB investigations on N408K (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 CEN10LA526](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA526), Sep 8, 2010: Thompson Kolb Twinstar Mark (N408K), Elkhart, IN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing approach.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N408K (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 20100908050419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100908050419A), Sep 8, 2010: Thompson D KOLB TWINST (N408K), Elkhart, IN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On September 08,2010, at approximately 1930 local time [privacy data omitted], a certificated light sport aircraft pilot, took off from Elkhart Municipal…

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