Single-engine piston

N80969

1946 Globe SWIFT

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
1162
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-300 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Windsock Capital LLC (LLC)
Based
Bertram, TX
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Registration record

N80969 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Globe SWIFT (FAA: Globe GC-1B)
Serial
1162
Engines
Continental O-300 series
Registered owner
Windsock Capital LLC
Bertram, TX
Certificate issued
2025-10-22
Airworthiness date
1955-08-12
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AB0698
Mode S (octal)
52603230
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).
  • 2025-10-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N80969.
  • 1966-05-01
    Accident at Novato Calif, 05; damage: substantial.
  • 1955-08-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N80969

N80969 is a 1946 Globe SWIFT (FAA model GC-1B), serial number 1162. The FAA register lists Windsock Capital LLC as the registrant in Bertram, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 22, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032.

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 12, 1955.

N80969 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1966-05-01 Accident · Novato Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0993
Reported aircraft: Globe GC-1B
Probable cause: SION-CABLE ON EMERGENCY SYSTEM DISCONNECTED.

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.