Models · Globe · Piston singles · data as of October 2, 2026

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 never named here.

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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
Maker on the register: Globe
Registered: earliest certificate April 6, 1965; newest September 28, 2026

Where they are owner's state

Texas57California44Washington23Florida23Georgia22Nevada19Minnesota19Arizona15Tennessee14Colorado12Ohio11North Carolina11

Who owns them registrant type

Individual303 (71%)LLC46 (11%)Co-owned41 (10%)Corporation33 (8%)Partnership2 (0.5%)Government1 (0.2%)

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

Version	Registered	Built	Share
GC-1B	395	1946 to 1957	92.7%
GC-1A	31	1945 to 1954	7.3%

When they were built by decade · 85 with no year on file

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registration status

Valid426 (100%)

Airworthiness certificate class

Standard402 (94%)None on file15 (4%)Experimental9 (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

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. Rates per registered aircraft, phases of flight and causes are coming with the analytics stage. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Globe GC-1 Swift aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

426 as of October 2, 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 never named on this site.

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	Valid
N80909	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2026-09-26	Valid
N24SE	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-09-23	Valid
N78083	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-09-02	Valid
N80501	Globe GC-1A	Individual owner Minnesota	None on file	2026-08-28	Valid
N2365B	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	2026-08-23	Valid
N90356	Globe GC-1B	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2026-08-20	Valid
N80630	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2026-08-05	Valid
N80637	Globe GC-1B	Brown Bear Haven LLC Anchorage, Alaska	Standard	2026-08-05	Valid
N78209	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-07-15	Valid
N9DB	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2026-06-27	Valid
N80744	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-05-27	Valid
N3232K	Globe GC-1B	Eastern Stearman INC Trustee Leesburg, Virginia	Standard	2026-05-26	Valid
N80923	Globe GC-1B		Standard	2026-03-20	Valid
N3723K	Globe GC-1B	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2026-03-17	Valid
N3719K	Globe GC-1B	Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-02-20	Valid
N61PK	Globe GC-1B	Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-02-18	Valid
N77Y	Globe GC-1B	Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-02-18	Valid
N80903	Globe GC-1B	Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-02-17	Valid
N77757	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2026-02-16	Valid
N80801	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2026-01-01	Valid
N2403B	Globe GC-1B	Dmm Airshows LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2025-12-12	Valid
N3782K	Globe GC-1B		Standard	2025-12-05	Valid
N3735K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2025-11-29	Valid
N80555	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2025-11-28	Valid
N78068	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2025-11-14	Valid
N78118	Globe GC-1B	Cubswift LLC San Antonio, Texas	Standard	2025-10-22	Valid
N80969	Globe GC-1B	Windsock Capital LLC Bertram, Texas	Standard	2025-10-22	Valid
N78279	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2025-10-17	Valid
N80862	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2025-10-17	Valid
N3245K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner California	Standard	2025-09-30	Valid
N210SX	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2025-09-25	Valid
N50280	Globe GC-1B	K&S Aviation LLC Lewes, Delaware	None on file	2025-09-05	Valid
N78310	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2025-08-21	Valid
N78321	Globe GC-1B	Yak Training LLC Mansfield, Texas	Standard	2025-08-16	Valid
N3796K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2025-08-05	Valid
N80805	Globe GC-1B	Co-owned owner Virginia	Experimental	2025-07-01	Valid
N3887K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2025-06-02	Valid
N80591	Globe GC-1B	Lakala Aviation INC Vicksburg, Michigan	Standard	2025-05-23	Valid
N78014	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2025-05-13	Valid
N3764K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2025-05-09	Valid
N90316	Globe GC-1B	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2025-05-01	Valid
N5616T	Globe GC-1A	Individual owner Florida	None on file	2025-04-13	Valid
N80993	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Utah	Standard	2025-04-02	Valid
N3854K	Globe GC-1B	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2025-03-26	Valid
N3230K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2025-03-20	Valid
N80910	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2025-02-08	Valid
N101R	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2025-01-30	Valid
N3247K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2024-11-01	Valid
N80833	Globe GC-1B	Irwin International INC Corona, California	Standard	2024-10-21	Valid
N80922	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2024-10-18	Valid
N80919	Globe GC-1B	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2024-10-17	Valid
N30JW	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2024-10-02	Valid
N3343K	Globe GC-1B	Sel LLC Dover, Delaware	Standard	2024-09-16	Valid
N80799	Globe GC-1B	Globe Swift LLC Chino Valley, Arizona	Standard	2024-08-19	Valid
N77752	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2024-07-30	Valid
N33TC	Globe GC-1B	Aviation Safety Services And Management LLC Grapevine, Texas	Standard	2024-06-28	Valid
N3720K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-06-22	Valid
N4LR	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-06-22	Valid
N280VF	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2024-06-08	Valid
N39LM	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2024-06-05	Valid
N78171	Globe GC-1B	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2024-05-30	Valid
N80924	Globe GC-1B	Legacy Flight Museum Rexbury, Idaho	Standard	2024-05-12	Valid
N710N	Globe GC-1B	So I Send You LLC Cheyenne, Wyoming	Standard	2024-04-24	Valid
N78181	Globe GC-1B	Brookway Aviation LLC Brookhaven, Mississippi	Standard	2024-04-15	Valid
N80654	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2024-03-30	Valid
N90382	Globe GC-1A	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2024-03-29	Valid
N3762K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2024-03-14	Valid
N1117R	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2024-03-11	Valid
N90333	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner California	Standard	2024-02-08	Valid
N80867	Globe GC-1A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-01-30	Valid
N80973	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2024-01-03	Valid
N80649	Globe GC-1B	Red Arrow Aviation LLC Santa Teresa, New Mexico	Standard	2023-12-20	Valid
N50BS	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-12-14	Valid
N80762	Globe GC-1B	Moving Tails Aviation LLC Woodbridge, Virginia	Standard	2023-12-04	Valid
N78140	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2023-11-16	Valid
N78038	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2023-11-04	Valid
N78088	Globe GC-1B	Neville Aviation INC Marianna, Florida	Standard	2023-10-23	Valid
N78024	Globe GC-1B	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2023-10-06	Valid
N80768	Globe GC-1A	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2023-10-04	Valid
N80956	Globe GC-1B	Brian Engineering & Consulting Pllc Tulsa, Oklahoma	None on file	2023-09-23	Valid
N3235K	Globe GC-1B	Racoon Aviation LLC San Antonio, Texas	Standard	2023-09-05	Valid
N3725K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2023-08-28	Valid
N3810K	Globe GC-1B	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	2023-08-18	Valid
N3257K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-08-17	Valid
N80775	Globe GC-1B	Sierra Bravo LLC Littleton, Colorado	Standard	2023-08-09	Valid
N48WH	Globe GC-1B	Elsea Incorporated Circleville, Ohio	Standard	2023-08-05	Valid
N78099	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2023-08-02	Valid
N3285K	Globe GC-1B	Woelbing Aviation LLC Franksville, Wisconsin	Standard	2023-07-25	Valid
N3252K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2023-06-21	Valid
N78311	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner New York	Standard	2023-06-17	Valid
N333DK	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2023-05-10	Valid
N3288K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2023-05-08	Valid
N3296K	Globe GC-1B	Swift Museum Foundation INC Athens, Tennessee	Standard	2023-05-08	Valid
N80740	Globe GC-1B	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2023-05-04	Valid
N3709K	Globe GC-1B	Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia	Standard	2023-05-03	Valid
N78096	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-04-25	Valid
N80675	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-04-20	Valid
N67BM	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2023-04-18	Valid
N78165	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2023-04-01	Valid