N79K
1946 Globe SWIFT
N79K on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2029-08-31Registration expires (renewal due).
- 1997-01-06Certificate of registration issued as N79K to the current registrant.
- 1988-08-16N79K previously assigned to a Sikorsky S-76A (s/n 760098); cancelled.
- 1978-11-07N79K previously assigned to a Homebuilt B-8M (s/n RK1); cancelled.
- 1956-07-06Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
- 1948-04-14N79K previously assigned to a Bird BK (s/n 2010-69); cancelled.
- 1946Manufactured (1946).
About N79K
N79K is a 1946 Globe SWIFT (FAA model GC-1B), serial number 1398. It is registered to an individual in Bluffton, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 6, 1997 and expires on August 31, 2029.
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 July 6, 1956.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N79K. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.
Accident & incident history
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.
