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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N78143

N78143 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Globe GC-1B built in 1946. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 9, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Globe GC-1B cancelled May 9, 2013

Serial number
2143
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1946
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
June 22, 1979
Last FAA action
October 26, 1991
Last owner
Young Donald R (Individual)
Ashdown, AR
Airworthiness
Standard

NTSB accident and incident record under N78143

FTW88FA103Accident on May 18, 1988 at Powderly, TX: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Globe GC-1B · serial 2143

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