Single-engine piston

N78209

1946 Globe SWIFT

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
2209
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C125 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Sanger, TX
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Registration record

N78209 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Globe SWIFT (FAA: Globe GC-1B)
Serial
2209
Engines
Continental C125 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Sanger, TX
Certificate issued
2026-07-15
Airworthiness date
2018-05-16
Registration expires
2033-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA9A6E
Mode S (octal)
52515156
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N78209.
  • 2018-05-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N78209

N78209 is a 1946 Globe SWIFT (FAA model GC-1B), serial number 2209. It is registered to an individual in Sanger, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 15, 2026 and expires on July 31, 2033.

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 (normal), dated May 16, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N78209. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1969-06-29 Accident · Sheltr Cove,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2337
Reported aircraft: Swift GC-1B — a different aircraft that carried the N78209 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: COMPRESSION,ALSO THE R MAG WAS TIMED 38 DEG BTDC.

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.