Single-engine piston

N3842K

1948 Temco GC-1B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1948
Serial
3542
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C125 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Schaumburg, IL
Registration record

N3842K on the FAA register

Type
1948 Temco GC-1B
Serial
3542
Engines
Continental C125 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Schaumburg, IL
Certificate issued
2021-06-24
Airworthiness date
1955-08-13
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A46CCE
Mode S (octal)
51066316
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-06-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N3842K.
  • 1955-08-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1948
    Manufactured (1948).
Overview

About N3842K

N3842K is a 1948 Temco GC-1B, serial number 3542. It is registered to co-owners in Schaumburg, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 24, 2021 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C125 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated August 13, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3842K. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-03-30 Accident · Denver Colo, 06 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0750
Reported aircraft: Swift GC1B — a different aircraft that carried the N3842K registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.