Single-engine piston

N3878K

1948 Globe SWIFT

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1948
Serial
3578
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C145 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Qualitair LLC Trustee (LLC)
Based
Michelstadt, DE
Registration record

N3878K on the FAA register

Type
1948 Globe SWIFT (FAA: Globe GC-1B)
Serial
3578
Engines
Continental C145 series
Registered owner
Qualitair LLC Trustee
Michelstadt, DE
Certificate issued
2023-03-27
Airworthiness date
1956-04-19
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A478C5
Mode S (octal)
51074305
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-03-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N3878K.
  • 1956-04-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1948
    Manufactured (1948).
Overview

About N3878K

N3878K is a 1948 Globe SWIFT (FAA model GC-1B), serial number 3578. The FAA register lists Qualitair LLC Trustee as the registrant in Michelstadt. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 27, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C145 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated April 19, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3878K.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3878K.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.