# N3217K: Globe GC-1B, registration cancelled 1973-06-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 21, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Globe GC-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (registry code 9230104)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-766](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-766) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1210
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 25, 1954
- Mode S code: A3755E
- Owner when cancelled: [Witter James S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WITTER%20JAMES%20S)
- Location: [Buffalo, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Buffalo)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3217K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3217K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3217K-1973-06-21

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Globe GC-1B: https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b.md

## NTSB investigations (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 NYC73AN015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN015), Jul 23, 1972: Globe GC-1B (N3217K), Coudersport, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N3217K

- [Cancelled 2017-04-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3217K-2017-04-18): Cessna 182A, S/N 33877. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Springer Jeffrey T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPRINGER%20JEFFREY%20T), [Wadena, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Wadena)
- [Cancelled 1996-09-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3217K-1996-09-25): Beech C90A, S/N LJ1394. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Airsupport Services Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRSUPPORT%20SERVICES%20CORPORATION), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

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