Globe GC-1A — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 25, 2026
There are 216 Globe GC-1A airframes on record (built 1944–1976), 31 currently registered. 2 have one or more NTSB accident records (2 records total, 2 with a fatal highest-injury classification). Data as of Jul 25, 2026.
216
Airframes
31
Registered
1944–1976
Years
2
NTSB records
Recent Globe GC-1A accidents
The loss of directional control during takeoff and impact with a steel culvert.
The failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed, while attempting a precautionary landing for reasons that could not be determined from the available evidence. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s pitch-up reaction to birds that took flight during his approach for the precautionary landing, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.