Single-engine piston

N78290

1948 Globe SWIFT

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1948
Serial
2290
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C125 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Littleton, CO
Registration record

N78290 on the FAA register

Type
1948 Globe SWIFT (FAA: Globe GC-1B)
Serial
2290
Engines
Continental C125 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Littleton, CO
Certificate issued
2001-07-24
Airworthiness date
1955-09-29
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AA9BA0
Mode S (octal)
52515640
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2001-07-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N78290.
  • 1955-09-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1948
    Manufactured (1948).
Overview

About N78290

N78290 is a 1948 Globe SWIFT (FAA model GC-1B), serial number 2290. It is registered to an individual in Littleton, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 24, 2001 and expires on March 31, 2028.

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 September 29, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N78290. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1966-02-03 Accident · Memphis Tenn, 42 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0052
Reported aircraft: Swift GC-1B — a different aircraft that carried the N78290 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.