Globe GC-1 Swift
426 on the U.S. register across 2 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1946 to 1957; half of them date from 1946 or earlier. Texas has the most (57). 19% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the GC-1 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
- Common engines
- Cont Motor C125 Series (214), Cont Motor C145 Series (60), Cont Motor 0-300 Ser (28)
- Seats
- 2
- Cruise speed
- about 105 mph
- Built of
- aluminium
- Maker on the register
- Globe
- Registered
- earliest certificate April 6, 1965; newest September 28, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
Individual303 (71%)LLC46 (11%)Co-owned41 (10%)Corporation33 (8%)Partnership2 (0.5%)Government1 (0.2%)
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | 303 | 71% |
| LLC | 46 | 11% |
| Co-owned | 41 | 10% |
| Corporation | 33 | 8% |
| Partnership | 2 | 0.5% |
| Government | 1 | 0.2% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
When they were built by decade · 85 with no year on file
Registration status
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 402 | 94% |
| None on file | 15 | 4% |
| Experimental | 9 | 2% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Swift Museum Foundation INC6Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee4Cc Motors LLC3Port Townsend Aero Museum2Zoom Leasing LLC1Yak Training LLC1Woxof LLC1Woelbing Aviation LLC1Windsock Capital LLC1Western Carolina Aviation LLC1Warbird Leasing LLC1Warbird Adventures INC1
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Swift Museum Foundation INC | 6 |
| Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee | 4 |
| Cc Motors LLC | 3 |
| Port Townsend Aero Museum | 2 |
| Zoom Leasing LLC | 1 |
| Yak Training LLC | 1 |
| Woxof LLC | 1 |
| Woelbing Aviation LLC | 1 |
| Windsock Capital LLC | 1 |
| Western Carolina Aviation LLC | 1 |
| Warbird Leasing LLC | 1 |
| Warbird Adventures INC | 1 |
Fleet pages: Swift Museum Foundation INC · Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee · Cc Motors LLC · Port Townsend Aero Museum · Woelbing Aviation LLC · Windsock Capital LLC · Warbird Adventures INC
Accident history NTSB records · 73 cases since 1982, 16 fatal
2024-07-05CEN24LA256 · GC-1B N80740 · accident near Lone Oak, TX · minor injuries
2024-03-02CEN24FA125 · GC-1B N2387B · accident near Afton, MN · 2 killed
2023-04-14WPR23LA161 · GC-1B N80922 · accident near Concord, CA · no injuries
2022-04-14CEN22LA180 · GC-1B N78096 · accident near Huntsville, TX · serious injuries
2021-12-04ERA22LA081 · GC-1B N7824S · accident near Bennettsville, SC · serious injuries
2013-08-18CEN13CA494 · GC-1B N7BR · accident near Santa Teresa, NM · no injuries
2013-06-01ERA13LA264 · GC-1B N3715K · accident near Williamson, SC · serious injuries
2013-05-19WPR13CA240 · GC-1B N3802K · accident near Tucson, AZ · no injuries
The 8 most recent of 73 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Globe GC-1 Swift aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
426 as of October 27, 2026, counting 2 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Globe GC-1s?
Texas, with 57.
Who owns the Globe GC-1?
19% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Globe GC-1s on the register built?
Between 1946 and 1957; half of them in 1946 or earlier.
How many Globe GC-1 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
73 accidents and incidents since 1982, 16 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Globe GC-1 made of?
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
Connections how the GC-1 links to the rest of the register
Design
- Globe 426 aircraft on the register
- Globe GC-1B 395 registered
- Globe GC-1A 31 registered
- Built of aluminium
Engines
- Continental C125 series 214 of these aircraft · 125 hp
- Continental C145 series 60 of these aircraft · 145 hp
- Continental O-300 series 28 of these aircraft · 145 hp
- Continental C85 series 21 of these aircraft · 85 hp
- Lycoming O-320 series 18 of these aircraft · 180 hp
Where they are
- Texas 57 of these aircraft
- California 46 of these aircraft
- Florida 23 of these aircraft
- Washington 22 of these aircraft
- Georgia 22 of these aircraft
Biggest operators
- Swift Museum Foundation INC 6 of these aircraft
- Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee 4 of these aircraft
- Cc Motors LLC 3 of these aircraft
- Port Townsend Aero Museum 2 of these aircraft
- Zoom Leasing LLC 1 of these aircraft
Record
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the GC-1 73 cases since 1982 · 16 fatal
- FAA filings this year on these aircraft 2 filings · 2 bill of sale
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/globe/gc-1.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 426
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N80671 | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2026-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80909 | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24SE | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78083 | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80501 | Globe GC-1A |
Individual owner Minnesota |
None on file | 2026-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2365B | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2026-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90356 | Globe GC-1B |
Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2026-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80630 | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2026-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80637 | Globe GC-1B |
Brown Bear Haven LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2026-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78209 | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9DB | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2026-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80744 | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-05-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3232K | Globe GC-1B |
Eastern Stearman INC Trustee Leesburg, Virginia |
Standard | 2026-05-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80923 | Globe GC-1B |
Standard | 2026-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N3723K | Globe GC-1B |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3719K | Globe GC-1B |
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61PK | Globe GC-1B |
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77Y | Globe GC-1B |
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80903 | Globe GC-1B |
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77757 | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2026-02-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80801 | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2026-01-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2403B | Globe GC-1B |
Dmm Airshows LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3782K | Globe GC-1B |
Standard | 2025-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N3735K | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2025-11-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80555 | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78068 | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78118 | Globe GC-1B |
Cubswift LLC San Antonio, Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80969 | Globe GC-1B |
Windsock Capital LLC Bertram, Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78279 | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80862 | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3245K | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N210SX | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50280 | Globe GC-1B |
K&S Aviation LLC Lewes, Delaware |
None on file | 2025-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78310 | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2025-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78321 | Globe GC-1B |
Yak Training LLC Mansfield, Texas |
Standard | 2025-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3796K | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2025-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80805 | Globe GC-1B |
Co-owned owner Virginia |
Experimental | 2025-07-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3887K | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80591 | Globe GC-1B |
Lakala Aviation INC Vicksburg, Michigan |
Standard | 2025-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78014 | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2025-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3764K | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90316 | Globe GC-1B |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5616T | Globe GC-1A |
Individual owner Florida |
None on file | 2025-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80993 | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2025-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3854K | Globe GC-1B |
Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3230K | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80910 | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2025-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N101R | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3247K | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2024-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80833 | Globe GC-1B |
Irwin International INC Corona, California |
Standard | 2024-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80922 | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80919 | Globe GC-1B |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2024-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30JW | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2024-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3343K | Globe GC-1B |
Sel LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80799 | Globe GC-1B |
Globe Swift LLC Chino Valley, Arizona |
Standard | 2024-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77752 | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33TC | Globe GC-1B |
Aviation Safety Services and Management LLC Grapevine, Texas |
Standard | 2024-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3720K | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4LR | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N280VF | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2024-06-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39LM | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2024-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78171 | Globe GC-1B |
Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2024-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80924 | Globe GC-1B |
Legacy Flight Museum Rexbury, Idaho |
Standard | 2024-05-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N710N | Globe GC-1B |
So I Send You LLC Cheyenne, Wyoming |
Standard | 2024-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78181 | Globe GC-1B |
Brookway Aviation LLC Brookhaven, Mississippi |
Standard | 2024-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80654 | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2024-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90382 | Globe GC-1A |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2024-03-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3762K | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2024-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1117R | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2024-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90333 | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80867 | Globe GC-1A |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80973 | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2024-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80649 | Globe GC-1B |
Red Arrow Aviation LLC Santa Teresa, New Mexico |
Standard | 2023-12-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50BS | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80762 | Globe GC-1B |
Moving Tails Aviation LLC Woodbridge, Virginia |
Standard | 2023-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78140 | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78038 | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2023-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78088 | Globe GC-1B |
Neville Aviation INC Marianna, Florida |
Standard | 2023-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78024 | Globe GC-1B |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2023-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80768 | Globe GC-1A |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80956 | Globe GC-1B |
Brian Engineering & Consulting Pllc Tulsa, Oklahoma |
None on file | 2023-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3235K | Globe GC-1B |
Racoon Aviation LLC San Antonio, Texas |
Standard | 2023-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3725K | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3810K | Globe GC-1B |
Co-owned owner Colorado |
Standard | 2023-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3257K | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80775 | Globe GC-1B |
Sierra Bravo LLC Littleton, Colorado |
Standard | 2023-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48WH | Globe GC-1B |
Elsea Incorporated Circleville, Ohio |
Standard | 2023-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78099 | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3285K | Globe GC-1B |
Woelbing Aviation LLC Franksville, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3252K | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2023-06-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78311 | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2023-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N333DK | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3288K | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3296K | Globe GC-1B |
Swift Museum Foundation INC Athens, Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80740 | Globe GC-1B |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3709K | Globe GC-1B |
Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78096 | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80675 | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67BM | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2023-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78165 | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |