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A Temco GC-1, the same model family as N3870K
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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of October 23, 2026
N3870K

Temco GC-1B

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesGeorgia
Records check, free: 0 to understand, 4 clearWhere is it now

N3870K is a Temco GC-1B, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Locust Grove, Georgia. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 11, 2022 and expires on February 28, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate.

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Aircraft

Maker
Temco
Model
GC-1B · all GC-1Bs and related versions
Built of
aluminium
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. This is how the Temco GC-1 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
Serial number
3570
Type
Fixed-wing, single engineFAA type of aircraft code 4 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Power
Piston (reciprocating)FAA type of engine code 1 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Cont Motor C145 SERIES · 145 hp
Seats
2
Year built
Not given
Cruising speed
105 mph
Transponder code
A477AD (octal 51073655)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
February 11, 2022
Expires
February 28, 2029
Last FAA action
July 18, 2023
Airworthiness
StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
FAA region
SouthernFAA region code 7 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
00820454

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Ulmer Bryce D
Type
IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Address
75 Teal Ct
Locust Grove, GA 30248-2423

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Connections how N3870K links to the rest of the register

Design
Engine
Place
  • Locust Grove, GA 121 aircraft registered in this town
  • Georgia 8,790 aircraft registered
Record
Airworthiness
Analytics
Live

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Records check free · 0 to understand · 4 clear

The public federal record on N3870K, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.

CLEARRegistration and identity

Valid registration to Ulmer Bryce D, an individual, certificate issued February 11, 2022, expires February 28, 2029. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

NOTEAirworthiness certificate

Standard certificate; the FAA file gives no certificate date and no manufacture year. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 3570 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

CLEARTail number reuse

No other airframe has carried N3870K according to the deregistered file. [2]

NOTERecent registry documents

No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]

CLEARAccident and incident record

No NTSB investigation records located under N3870K. CLEAR means the query ran and returned nothing, not that nothing ever happened. [4]

PENDINGTitle chain, liens and 337 forms

These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.

PENDINGAirworthiness directives and utilization

AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.

CLEAR the source was checked and shows no adverse findingATTENTION a fact a buyer or lender should understand, often routineNOTE context onlyPENDING covered by the full report
  1. FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  4. NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 23, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data