# N3718K: 1946 Globe GC-1B, registration cancelled 2012-11-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 9, 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: 1411
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 10, 1956
- Certificate issued: August 19, 1987
- Last registry action: July 31, 1996
- Mode S code: A43AFC
- Owner when cancelled: [Phoenix Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHOENIX%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1552° N, 92.0282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70508, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3718K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3718K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3718K-2012-11-09

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 FTW90LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA001), Oct 1, 1989: Globe GC-1B (N3718K), Sulphur, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR TO COMPLETELY RETRACT WHICH RESULTED IN THE INABILITY TO GAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO PERFORM THE CLIMBING MANEUVER.

## 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 19891001037289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891001037289A), Oct 1, 1989: Univac GC1B (N3718K), Sulphur, LA, Substantial damage. Pulled up on climbout for an aerobatic maneuver. Left gear failed to retract. Stalled. Leveled prior to impact.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.