Single-engine piston

N80649

1946 Globe SWIFT

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
1054
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-300 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Red Arrow Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Santa Teresa, NM
Registration record

N80649 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Globe SWIFT (FAA: Globe GC-1B)
Serial
1054
Engines
Continental O-300 series
Registered owner
Red Arrow Aviation LLC
Santa Teresa, NM
Certificate issued
2023-12-20
Airworthiness date
1956-08-31
Registration expires
2030-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AAFB2D
Mode S (octal)
52575455
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-12-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N80649.
  • 1966-08-21
    Accident at Vancouver Wash, 47; damage: substantial.
  • 1956-08-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N80649

N80649 is a 1946 Globe SWIFT (FAA model GC-1B), serial number 1054. The FAA register lists Red Arrow Aviation LLC as the registrant in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 20, 2023 and expires on December 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-300 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated August 31, 1956.

N80649 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1983-04-27 Accident · Everett, WA Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA83LA091
Reported aircraft: Swift GC-1B — a different aircraft that carried the N80649 registration before this airframe.
1966-08-21 Accident · Vancouver Wash, 47 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4226
Reported aircraft: Globe GC-1B
Probable cause: RTED TAKEOFF.INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING TO STOP

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.