Single-engine piston

N78279

1946 Globe SWIFT

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
2279
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C125 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Locust Grove, GA
Registration record

N78279 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Globe SWIFT (FAA: Globe GC-1B)
Serial
2279
Engines
Continental C125 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Locust Grove, GA
Certificate issued
2025-10-17
Airworthiness date
1955-08-12
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AA9B63
Mode S (octal)
52515543
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N78279.
  • 1964-04-19
    Accident at Hampshire Ill, 13; damage: substantial.
  • 1955-08-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N78279

N78279 is a 1946 Globe SWIFT (FAA model GC-1B), serial number 2279. It is registered to an individual in Locust Grove, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 17, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032.

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 12, 1955.

N78279 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-04-19 Accident · Hampshire Ill, 13 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0972
Reported aircraft: Globe Swift 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.