Single-engine piston

N3871K

1948 Temco GC-1B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1948
Serial
3571
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Desert Wind Wings LLC (LLC)
Based
Mesa, AZ
Registration record

N3871K on the FAA register

Type
1948 Temco GC-1B
Serial
3571
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Desert Wind Wings LLC
Mesa, AZ
Certificate issued
2025-12-16
Airworthiness date
1960-01-06
Registration expires
2032-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A477D0
Mode S (octal)
51073720
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-12-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N3871K.
  • 1960-01-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1948
    Manufactured (1948).
Overview

About N3871K

N3871K is a 1948 Temco GC-1B, serial number 3571. The FAA register lists Desert Wind Wings LLC as the registrant in Mesa, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 16, 2025 and expires on December 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated January 6, 1960.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3871K.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3871K.

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.