N78156 - 1946 Aircraft Aircraft Registration

GC1

1946

Aircraft Description

Model Year

1946

Manufacturer

—

Model

—

Type Aircraft

Fixed Wing Single Engine

ICAO Type Code

GC1GC-1 Swift

Airworthiness Date

Invalid Date

Classification

Standard Category

Type Registration

Unknown

Status

Cert Issue Date

—

Registered Owner

Name

SALE REPORTED

Address

C/O PALATKA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 28J

201 N 2ND ST

City

PALATKA

State / Zip Code

Florida32177-3735

Country

United States

Powerplant & Avionics

Engine Type

—

Number of Engines

—

Mode S Code (Oct)

52513543

Mode S Code (Hex)

AA9763

NTSB Accident History (1)

Date	NTSB #	Damage	Highest Injury	Probable Cause
Jan 28, 1990	NYC90LA059	Substantial	None	THE PILOT FAILED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AFTER LOSING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: CROSSWIND, HIDDEN OBSTRUCTION IN HIGH VEGETATION, AND LOW TIME IN MODEL.

Jan 28, 1990NYC90LA059

Substantial

None

THE PILOT FAILED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AFTER LOSING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: CROSSWIND, HIDDEN OBSTRUCTION IN HIGH VEGETATION, AND LOW TIME IN MODEL.

Additional Details

Registration

N78156

Serial Number

2156

Number of Engines

—

Number of Seats

—

Expiration Date

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Last Action Date

—

Last Update Date

—

Unique ID

—

Data Source

Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov

Last updated: 2026-08-15 01:32:20 UTC