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Universal GLOBE GC-1B · 1946 · Sierra Madre, CA
N3388K is a 1946 Universal GLOBE GC-1B (serial 1381), registered to Martens John J (co-owner) in Sierra Madre, CA. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires September 2029; the airworthiness certificate dates from September 1965 (61 years ago). It carries a Cont Motor C145 SERIES engine rated at 145 hp, the engine on 24% of registered Universal GLOBE GC-1Bs. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A3B701. It is one of 45 Universal GLOBE GC-1B aircraft on the FAA registry.
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11 of the 45 registered Universal GLOBE GC-1B carry this engine (24%), across 12 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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