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Models · Universal · Piston singles · data as of October 30, 2026

Universal GLOBE GC-1A

9 on the U.S. register. Built from 1946. Minnesota has the most (4). 22% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.

About the GLOBE GC-1A from the FAA's model table

Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
Common engines
Cont Motor C85 Series (3), Cont Motor C125 Series (3), Lycoming 0-320 Series (2)
Seats
2
Cruise speed
about 105 mph
Built of
aluminium · The Swift.
Maker on the register
Universal
Registered
earliest certificate March 24, 1977; newest September 17, 2024

Who owns them registrant type

By owner type, as a table
aircraftshare
Individual778%
Partnership111%
LLC111%

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

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
GLOBE GC-1A91946100.0%

When they were built by decade · 3 with no year on file

0234661940
By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19406

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

Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
20121
20211
20232
20242

Registration status

By status, as a table
aircraftshare
Valid9100%

Airworthiness certificate class

By airworthiness certificate, as a table
aircraftshare
Standard889%
None on file111%

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Streamline Aviation LLC1Kirkpatrick Adam T1
Largest fleets, as a table
aircraft
Streamline Aviation LLC1
Kirkpatrick Adam T1

Fleet pages: Streamline Aviation LLC

Accident history NTSB records · 1 cases since 1982, 0 fatal

2023-05-07WPR23LA178 · GLOBE GC-1A N80892 · accident near Belen, NM · no injuries

The 1 most recent of 1 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 Universal GLOBE GC-1A aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

9 as of October 30, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Universal GLOBE GC-1As?

Minnesota, with 4.

Who owns the Universal GLOBE GC-1A?

22% 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 Universal GLOBE GC-1As on the register built?

In 1946.

How many Universal GLOBE GC-1A accidents has the NTSB recorded?

1 accidents and incidents since 1982, 0 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.

What is the Universal GLOBE GC-1A made of?

The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The Swift. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.

Connections how the GLOBE GC-1A links to the rest of the register

Design
Engines
Where they are
Biggest operators
Record

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/universal/globe-gc-1a.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 9

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N80540 Universal
GLOBE GC-1A
Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2024-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N80743 Universal
GLOBE GC-1A
Kirkpatrick Adam T
Walworth, Wisconsin
Standard 2024-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N80824 Universal
GLOBE GC-1A
Streamline Aviation LLC
Battlefield, Missouri
Standard 2023-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N80782 Universal
GLOBE GC-1A
Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2023-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N80570 Universal
GLOBE GC-1A
Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2021-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N80818 Universal
GLOBE GC-1A
Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2012-12-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N62928 Universal
GLOBE GC-1A
Individual owner
Minnesota
None on file 2007-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N80779 Universal
GLOBE GC-1A
Individual owner
California
Standard 1993-08-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N90340 Universal
GLOBE GC-1A
Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 1977-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes