Single-engine piston

N78131

1946 Globe SWIFT

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
2131
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Las Vegas, NV
Registration record

N78131 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Globe SWIFT (FAA: Globe GC-1B)
Serial
2131
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Las Vegas, NV
Certificate issued
1968-08-05
Airworthiness date
1990-04-12
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
AA9718
Mode S (octal)
52513430
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1990-04-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 1968-08-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N78131.
  • 1964-11-13
    Accident at Chino Calif, 05; damage: substantial.
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N78131

N78131 is a 1946 Globe SWIFT (FAA model GC-1B), serial number 2131. It is registered to co-owners in Las Vegas, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 5, 1968 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated April 12, 1990.

N78131 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-11-13 Accident · Chino Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3482
Reported aircraft: Globe GC1B

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.