# N3228K: 1946 Globe GC-1B, registration cancelled 2012-09-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 27, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Globe GC-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (registry code 9230104)
- Engine: [Continental C125 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c125-series) (registry code 17011)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-766](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-766), [TCDS E-236](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1221
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 21, 1958
- Certificate issued: June 10, 1974
- Last registry action: February 17, 1999
- Mode S code: A37938
- Owner when cancelled: [Preston Charles E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRESTON%20CHARLES%20E)
- Location: [Boise, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Boise)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.6642° N, 116.2415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83703, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3228K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3228K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3228K-2012-09-27

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 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 (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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