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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N196G

N196G is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mellinger B L Iii/Briebleb R GLASAIR III built in 1997. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 7, 2023. The last status on file was "valid registration".

N196G is reserved by a private party since November 7, 2023. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

Mellinger B L Iii/Briebleb R GLASAIR III cancelled November 7, 2023

Serial number
3196
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1997
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 31, 2023
Last FAA action
March 31, 2023
Last owner
Hans Christensen P (Individual)
Enterprise, UT
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N196G

WPR23LA272Accident on July 17, 2023 at Pahrump, NV: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mellinger B L Iii/Briebleb R GLASAIR III · serial 3196

A fuel leak due to damaged threads on a fuel line fitting, which resulted in an interruption of fuel flow and a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site