Single-engine piston

N78181

1946 Globe SWIFT

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1946
Serial
2181
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C125 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Brookway Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Brookhaven, MS
Registration record

N78181 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Globe SWIFT (FAA: Globe GC-1B)
Serial
2181
Engines
Continental C125 series
Registered owner
Brookway Aviation LLC
Brookhaven, MS
Certificate issued
2024-04-15
Airworthiness date
1955-08-10
Registration expires
2031-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AA97C7
Mode S (octal)
52513707
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-04-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N78181.
  • 1968-06-03
    Accident at Benton,Ill, 13; damage: substantial.
  • 1965-08-15
    Accident at Marissa Ill, 13; damage: substantial.
  • 1955-08-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N78181

N78181 is a 1946 Globe SWIFT (FAA model GC-1B), serial number 2181. The FAA register lists Brookway Aviation LLC as the registrant in Brookhaven, Mississippi. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 15, 2024 and expires on April 30, 2031.

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 August 10, 1955.

N78181 has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-06-03 Accident · Benton,Ill, 13 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2014
Reported aircraft: Globe GC-1B
Probable cause: IND NW.PLT N310B NEVER DID SEE N78181.
1965-08-15 Accident · Marissa Ill, 13 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3739
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.