Aircraft Description
N78140 is a 1946 Globe GC-1B, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Shields Edwin G in York, SC. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on April 18, 1956. The registration certificate was issued on November 16, 2023. The registration is set to expire on November 30, 2030. Powered by a Cont Motor C125 SERIES engine producing 125 horsepower, N78140 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AA973A (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N78140 was last updated on November 16, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Globe is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 449 Globe aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the GC-1B model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N78140. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC