# N823K: 1993 Ball AL GREAT LAKES 2T-1AK, registration cancelled 2021-04-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 24, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Ball AL GREAT LAKES 2T-1AK](https://openairdocs.org/model/ball-al-great-lakes-2t-1ak) (registry code 056451A)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 1020
- Year built: 1993
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 11, 1993
- Certificate issued: July 31, 2018
- Last registry action: March 3, 2021
- Mode S code: AB3CE1
- Owner when cancelled: [Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTERN%20ANTIQUE%20AEROPLANE%20%26%20AUTOMOBILE%20MUSEUM)
- Location: [Hood River, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Hood%20River)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.6068° N, 121.6023° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97031, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N823K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=823K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N823K-2021-04-24

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 Ball AL GREAT LAKES 2T-1AK: https://openairdocs.org/model/ball-al-great-lakes-2t-1ak.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 LAX95LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA239), Jun 18, 1995: Ball Great Lakes 2T-1AK (N823K), Paso Robles, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE GREAT LAKES PILOT TO SEE-AND-AVOID THE CESSNA 182. THE SUN GLARE 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 19950617030501A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950617030501A), Jun 17, 1995: Grtlks 2T1A (N823K), Paso Robles, CA, Substantial damage. Taxiing to ramp collided with N48240 taxing opposite direction on same taxiway. S turned. Blamed sun blinded.

## Other aircraft with N823K

- [Cancelled 1941-08-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N823K-1941-08-15): Great Lakes 2T-1(MENASCO SPECIAL, S/N 84, built 1930. Owner: [Christman Pete P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHRISTMAN%20PETE%20P), [Grass Valley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Grass%20Valley)

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