N3255K - 1946 Aircraft Aircraft Registration

GC1

1946

Aircraft Description

Model Year

1946

Manufacturer

—

Model

—

Type Aircraft

Fixed Wing Single Engine

ICAO Type Code

GC1GC-1 Swift

Airworthiness Date

Invalid Date

Classification

Standard Category

Type Registration

Unknown

Status

Cert Issue Date

Invalid Date

Registered Owner

Name

MITCHELL DERRICK I

Address

200 AIRPORT DR

City

BROWNSBORO

State / Zip Code

Alabama35741

Country

United States

Powerplant & Avionics

Engine Type

Reciprocating

Number of Engines

Mode S Code (Oct)

50701764

Mode S Code (Hex)

A383F4

NTSB Accident History (1)

Date	NTSB #	Damage	Highest Injury	Probable Cause
Jun 26, 1993	ATL93LA117	Substantial	Serious	THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT, RESULTING IN A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB. FACTORS WERE THE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS, AND THE TREES LOCATED AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE AIRSTRIP.

Jun 26, 1993ATL93LA117

Substantial

Serious

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT, RESULTING IN A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB. FACTORS WERE THE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS, AND THE TREES LOCATED AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE AIRSTRIP.

Additional Details

Registration

N3255K

Serial Number

1248

Number of Engines

Number of Seats

—

Expiration Date

—

Last Action Date

—

Last Update Date

—

Unique ID

—

Data Source

Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov

Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC