# N3848U: Cessna 336, registration cancelled 1992-11-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 5, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 336](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-336) (registry code 2075602)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A2CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A2CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3360148
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: October 15, 1991
- Last registry action: October 17, 1991
- Mode S code: A46DA9
- Owner when cancelled: [Niemela Richard A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NIEMELA%20RICHARD%20A)
- Location: [La Mirada, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/La%20Mirada)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9020° N, 118.0090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90638, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3848U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3848U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3848U-1992-11-05

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 Cessna 336: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-336.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 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 (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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