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Globe GC-1B: fleet, age & accident history

Name: Globe GC-1B — US fleet registrations and NTSB accident history
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Aggregate figures from the FAA Aircraft Registry (current US civil registrations) and the NTSB Aviation Accident Database. No individual owners are named on this page.

394currently registered

80average age (years)

1946median model year

2seats

1engines

Accident-rate context

124.4NTSB events per 1,000 registered

49NTSB events (1982–2026)

NTSB-recorded events (loaded window) involving aircraft currently registered as this model, per 1,000 currently registered. Not a safety ranking; older events and deregistered aircraft are not counted.

Where Globe GC-1B aircraft are registered

Count of currently registered Globe GC-1B aircraft by registration state (FAA). Aggregate counts only.

State	Registered
Texas	55
California	41
Washington	21
Georgia	21
Florida	21
Nevada	19

Globe GC-1B airframes with a public accident record

These Globe GC-1B aircraft are currently registered and carry at least one NTSB accident or incident record. Marked entries have a record filed under a different tail number — found by manufacturer serial number, which a search on the current N-number alone cannot surface.

N3723K · 1 record prior tail number
N619JM 1946 · 1 record prior tail number
N78046 · 1 record prior tail number
N78053 1946 · 2 records
N78321 · 2 records
N2387B 1948 · 1 record
N3783K 1946 · 1 record
N78074 1946 · 1 record
N90333 1946 · 1 record

Other Globe models

GC-1A · 31 registered

Was this Globe GC-1B ever wrecked under a different tail number?

The free registries search by current tail number — so a Globe GC-1B that was wrecked, rebuilt, and re-registered under a new N-number shows clean on every one of them. The accident stays filed under the tail the airframe wore at the time. The $79 report cross-matches by manufacturer serial number to surface that hidden history — plus every registrant on record, registration expiry, recent FAA filings (the lien signal), and the full NTSB narrative for each event. Delivered instantly, no account, no ads.

Look up a Globe GC-1B by tail number What's in the $79 report

This is an informational report compiled from public FAA and NTSB records. It is not a title search, lien abstract, or airworthiness determination, and does not replace a pre-purchase inspection. Liens and encumbrances require the certified FAA records — not included in the instant report.

source: FAA Aircraft Registry source: NTSB FAA data as of 2026-08-17 computed 2026-08-24