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
N78034	Globe GC-1B	C & C Aviation LLC Leland, Mississippi	Standard	2011-03-09	Valid
N4303Y	Globe GC-1A	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2010-11-16	Valid
N80974	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2010-08-26	Valid
N78136	Globe GC-1B	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2010-08-09	Valid
N80758	Globe GC-1A	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2010-06-29	Valid
N78256	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2010-05-25	Valid
N3748K	Globe GC-1B	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2010-04-30	Valid
N347	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2010-04-09	Valid
N619JM	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2009-10-30	Valid
N78012	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2009-10-06	Valid
N3242K	Globe GC-1B	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2009-09-14	Valid
N78053	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Nevada	None on file	2009-09-10	Valid
N3398K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner California	Standard	2008-09-10	Valid
N80820	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Washington	Experimental	2008-08-26	Valid
N3707K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2008-08-22	Valid
N3852K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2008-07-11	Valid
N3847K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2008-02-14	Valid
N80846	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2007-12-12	Valid
N5092U	Globe GC-1A	Individual owner Minnesota	None on file	2007-10-22	Valid
N3783K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2007-01-30	Valid
N78225	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2006-12-19	Valid
N78204	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2006-09-20	Valid
N78104	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2006-08-29	Valid
N78288	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2006-05-15	Valid
N5BT	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2005-07-21	Valid
N8154R	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Texas	None on file	2005-07-18	Valid
N80978	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2005-05-23	Valid
N78150	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2005-01-27	Valid
N80776	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2004-11-23	Valid
N78046	Globe GC-1B	Co-owned owner Texas	None on file	2004-11-15	Valid
N369BZ	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2004-09-28	Valid
N78055	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2004-07-15	Valid
N78037	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2004-07-13	Valid
N34RX	Globe GC-1A	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2004-06-09	Valid
N80710	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Nevada	None on file	2004-06-09	Valid
N3385K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner New York	Standard	2004-05-25	Valid
N3269K	Globe GC-1B	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2004-03-02	Valid
N853C	Globe GC-1B	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2004-02-10	Valid
N599Z	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2004-02-02	Valid
N80572	Globe GC-1B	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2004-01-27	Valid
N3727K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2003-06-26	Valid
N3729K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2003-06-18	Valid
N161S	Globe GC-1B	Reliant Air LLC Nashua, New Hampshire	Standard	2003-04-01	Valid
N80528	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2002-05-20	Valid
N1043U	Globe GC-1B	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2002-05-01	Valid
N888JG	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2002-01-16	Valid
N78315	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2001-12-27	Valid
N78103	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner California	Standard	2001-12-20	Valid
N78290	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2001-07-24	Valid
N80523	Globe GC-1A	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2001-05-07	Valid
N3370K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2001-02-21	Valid
N3200K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner California	Standard	2000-10-12	Valid
N80844	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2000-09-06	Valid
N78176	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2000-08-30	Valid
N80712	Globe GC-1B	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2000-08-23	Valid
N84799	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Tennessee	None on file	2000-05-16	Valid
N80545	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2000-02-04	Valid
N80687	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1999-12-16	Valid
N3325K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	1999-09-22	Valid
N80551	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1999-06-17	Valid
N3331K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	1999-03-09	Valid
N80733	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1999-02-05	Valid
N3788K	Globe GC-1B	Swift Museum Foundation INC Athens, Tennessee	Standard	1998-09-28	Valid
N80689	Globe GC-1B	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	1998-05-08	Valid
N65J	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1998-03-11	Valid
N78048	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1998-01-12	Valid
N2432B	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1997-08-27	Valid
N90302	Globe GC-1A	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-05-28	Valid
N78134	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	1997-01-09	Valid
N79K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	1997-01-06	Valid
N80796	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1996-08-19	Valid
N3731K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1996-06-25	Valid
N3224K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1995-09-25	Valid
N80730	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	1995-09-16	Valid
N78069	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1994-09-15	Valid
N80995	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1994-02-14	Valid
N78275	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1994-01-12	Valid
N78280	Globe GC-1B	Co-owned owner Alabama	Standard	1993-11-15	Valid
N78040	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1993-01-28	Valid
N80963	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	1992-12-02	Valid
N46GS	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1992-11-03	Valid
N2387B	Globe GC-1B	Macken INC CORP Saint Paul, Minnesota	Standard	1991-12-17	Valid
N212TT	Globe GC-1B	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1991-07-22	Valid
N90361	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	1991-04-19	Valid
N80723	Globe GC-1A	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	1990-12-21	Valid
N80966	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1990-09-20	Valid
N78188	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1989-06-14	Valid
N80748	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	1989-04-06	Valid
N78030	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1988-09-07	Valid
N570SR	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1988-07-18	Valid
N80869	Globe GC-1B	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	1988-04-26	Valid
N80658	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	1988-01-26	Valid
N78218	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1987-03-24	Valid
N90395	Globe GC-1B	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	1987-03-11	Valid
N3712K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1987-02-27	Valid
N78137	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	1985-11-19	Valid
N90321	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	1985-07-27	Valid
N3886K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	1985-07-22	Valid
N80708	Globe GC-1A	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1984-07-23	Valid
N3214K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner California	Standard	1984-01-18	Valid