Single-engine piston

N90385

1946 Universal Globe GC-1B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
399
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C145 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Petaluma, CA
Registration record

N90385 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Universal Globe GC-1B
Serial
399
Engines
Continental C145 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Petaluma, CA
Certificate issued
2018-04-24
Airworthiness date
1957-12-18
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AC7DDF
Mode S (octal)
53076737
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-04-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N90385.
  • 1957-12-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N90385

N90385 is a 1946 Universal Globe GC-1B, serial number 399. It is registered to an individual in Petaluma, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 24, 2018 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C145 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated December 18, 1957.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N90385. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1965-06-25 Accident · Thousand Oaks Cal, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2151
Reported aircraft: Globe GC-1B — a different aircraft that carried the N90385 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: TO 20 KNOTS.

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.