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.

Globe GC-1: American sport aircraft — Photo: Photo by Eric Gideon (en:User:Ericg), CC BY-SA 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Globe GC-1 Swift on Wikipedia

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

Each aircraft's own page already shows its NTSB accident and incident record. The model-wide record (accidents per year, fatal and non-fatal, against the number registered) is being added; it will appear here.

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
N90371	Globe GC-1A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-06-27	Valid
N2361B	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Georgia	Experimental	2019-06-12	Valid
N3327K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner	None on file	2019-05-08	Valid
N3368K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-04-18	Valid
N90325	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2019-04-17	Valid
N217LP	Globe GC-1B	Swift Museum Foundation Athens, Tennessee	Experimental	2019-04-16	Valid
N80603	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2019-03-29	Valid
N2383B	Globe GC-1B	Art-Ticulate Tees LLC Hazard, Kentucky	Standard	2019-03-09	Valid
N78267	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2019-02-20	Valid
N81CW	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2019-01-22	Valid
N3351K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2019-01-08	Valid
N80786	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2018-12-13	Valid
N3321K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2018-11-17	Valid
N3313K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2018-10-10	Valid
N78223	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2018-10-10	Valid
N78251	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2018-08-18	Valid
N58KB	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2018-08-08	Valid
N3210K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2018-07-23	Valid
N80977	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2018-06-15	Valid
N78320	Globe GC-1B	Zoom Leasing LLC Barto, Pennsylvania	Standard	2018-04-13	Valid
N3304K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner California	Standard	2018-03-21	Valid
N2332B	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2018-02-15	Valid
N3267K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner California	Standard	2018-01-31	Valid
N8508X	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2018-01-02	Valid
N80665	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2017-12-05	Valid
N80614	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2017-10-31	Valid
N90383	Globe GC-1A	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-10-31	Valid
N3289K	Globe GC-1B	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	2017-10-04	Valid
N80680	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2017-10-03	Valid
N78007	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2017-08-03	Valid
N7BL	Globe GC-1B	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2017-07-20	Valid
N78193	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2017-06-29	Valid
N80676	Globe GC-1B	Ozarks Auto Show INC Hollister, Missouri	Standard	2017-05-18	Valid
N80707	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2017-05-17	Valid
N3348K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2017-05-16	Valid
N80856	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2017-04-24	Valid
N78051	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2017-04-19	Valid
N3805K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2017-02-01	Valid
N80971	Globe GC-1B	Simmons Aeronautical LLC Springfield, Missouri	Standard	2017-01-25	Valid
N3248K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2017-01-18	Valid
N2372B	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2017-01-04	Valid
N78153	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2016-11-28	Valid
N78324	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2016-11-21	Valid
N3773K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2016-11-02	Valid
N78113	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2016-09-09	Valid
N2115	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2016-09-06	Valid
N191K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2016-06-28	Valid
N3308K	Globe GC-1B	Co-owned owner Washington	Experimental	2016-06-24	Valid
N80550	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-05-24	Valid
N28AG	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2016-04-25	Valid
N3333K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-03-10	Valid
N80500	Globe GC-1B	Swift Museum Foundation INC Athens, Tennessee	Standard	2016-02-25	Valid
N3808K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2015-11-04	Valid
N90341	Globe GC-1B	Chileprop LLC Mimbres, New Mexico	Standard	2015-10-07	Valid
N685WH	Globe GC-1B	Marmic LLC Russell, Kansas	Standard	2015-08-21	Valid
N11HF	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2015-08-18	Valid
N80573	Globe GC-1A	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2015-04-23	Valid
N80949	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2015-03-17	Valid
N3271K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2014-12-15	Valid
N78170	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-11-18	Valid
N80913	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2014-10-22	Valid
N78270	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2014-10-15	Valid
N78067	Globe GC-1B	Phoenix Flyers LLC Stillwater, Minnesota	Standard	2014-07-29	Valid
N21FA	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2014-06-17	Valid
N80794	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2014-05-23	Valid
N80567	Globe GC-1A	Co-owned owner Mississippi	Standard	2014-05-02	Valid
N3256K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2014-04-11	Valid
N78082	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2014-04-07	Valid
N102MM	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Minnesota	None on file	2014-03-31	Valid
N80717	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2014-03-18	Valid
N80902	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner New York	Standard	2014-03-10	Valid
N80737	Globe GC-1B	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2014-02-04	Valid
N90305	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2014-01-23	Valid
N3366K	Globe GC-1B	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2013-04-30	Valid
N3329K	Globe GC-1B	California Antique Aircraft Museum DBA San Martin, California	Standard	2013-03-07	Valid
N55Q	Globe GC-1B	Volatilis LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2013-02-12	Valid
N3390K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2013-02-01	Valid
N90318	Globe GC-1A	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2013-01-31	Valid
N78109	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-01-14	Valid
N78023	Globe GC-1B	Via Interntional INC Reunion, Florida	Standard	2012-12-06	Valid
N80883	Globe GC-1B	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	2012-11-06	Valid
N3704K	Globe GC-1B	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2012-10-22	Valid
N80960	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner California	Experimental	2012-10-22	Valid
N78028	Globe GC-1B	Planeview Aviation Services INC Ahoskie, North Carolina	Standard	2012-10-09	Valid
N90376	Globe GC-1A	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2012-07-02	Valid
N80955	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2012-04-30	Valid
N3246K	Globe GC-1B	Riggins Construction LLC Show Low, Arizona	Standard	2012-03-20	Valid
N89K	Globe GC-1A	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2011-12-08	Valid
N80622	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner California	Standard	2011-10-12	Valid
N80787	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner New York	Standard	2011-10-04	Valid
N3301K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2011-09-30	Valid
N20E	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2011-08-25	Valid
N33336	Globe GC-1A	Swift Museum Foundation INC Athens, Tennessee	Standard	2011-08-01	Valid
N121HP	Globe GC-1B	Pk Flyer LLC Lancaster, California	Standard	2011-07-22	Valid
N78317	Globe GC-1B	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2011-07-14	Valid
N90387	Globe GC-1A	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2011-06-29	Valid
N78230	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2011-05-18	Valid
N3312K	Globe GC-1B	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2011-05-10	Valid
N711NT	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner West Virginia	None on file	2011-05-02	Valid
N90347	Globe GC-1B	R & S Aircraft LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2011-04-06	Valid