Single-engine piston

N55Q

1946 Globe SWIFT

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
1024
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C145 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Volatilis LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N55Q on the FAA register

Type
1946 Globe SWIFT (FAA: Globe GC-1B)
Serial
1024
Engines
Continental C145 series
Registered owner
Volatilis LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2013-02-12
Airworthiness date
1958-08-14
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A6FE70
Mode S (octal)
51577160
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-02-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N55Q.
  • 1965-03-11
    Accident at Walbridge Ohio, 35; damage: substantial.
  • 1958-08-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N55Q

N55Q is a 1946 Globe SWIFT (FAA model GC-1B), serial number 1024. The FAA register lists Volatilis LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 12, 2013 and expires on February 28, 2029.

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 August 14, 1958.

N55Q has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1965-03-11 Accident · Walbridge Ohio, 35 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0580
Reported aircraft: Globe GC-1B

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.