Single-engine piston

N78217

Universal Globe GC-1B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
2217
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C125 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Gibsons Gas Inc (Corporation)
Based
Holland, NY
Registration record

N78217 on the FAA register

Type
Universal Globe GC-1B
Serial
2217
Engines
Continental C125 series
Registered owner
Gibsons Gas Inc
Holland, NY
Certificate issued
2024-06-27
Airworthiness date
1956-05-21
Registration expires
2031-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AA9A8F
Mode S (octal)
52515217
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-06-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N78217.
  • 1956-05-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N78217

N78217 is a Universal Globe GC-1B, serial number 2217. The FAA register lists Gibsons Gas Inc as the registrant in Holland, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 27, 2024 and expires on June 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 May 21, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N78217. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1967-03-23 Accident · Latrobe, Pa, 38 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0934
Reported aircraft: Globe GC-1B — a different aircraft that carried the N78217 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ON PREVIOUS TAKEOFF.

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.