Single-engine piston

N78165

1946 Globe SWIFT

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
2165
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C125 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Eastsound, WA
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Registration record

N78165 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Globe SWIFT (FAA: Globe GC-1B)
Serial
2165
Engines
Continental C125 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Eastsound, WA
Certificate issued
2023-04-01
Airworthiness date
1956-06-19
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AA9785
Mode S (octal)
52513605
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N78165.
  • 1956-06-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N78165

N78165 is a 1946 Globe SWIFT (FAA model GC-1B), serial number 2165. It is registered to an individual in Eastsound, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 1, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C125 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated June 19, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N78165. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1972-11-12 Accident · Snohomish,Wash, 47 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3643
Reported aircraft: Swift GC-1B — a different aircraft that carried the N78165 registration before this airframe.

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.