# N78159: 1946 Universal GLOBE GC-1B, registration cancelled 2013-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Universal GLOBE GC-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-globe-gc-1b) (registry code 9230112)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2159
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 10, 1956
- Certificate issued: May 23, 1966
- Last registry action: December 19, 1992
- Mode S code: AA9766
- Owner when cancelled: [Watson Floyd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WATSON%20FLOYD)
- Location: [Sun City West, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Sun%20City%20West)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6714° N, 112.3572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85375, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78159
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78159
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78159-2013-05-09

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Universal GLOBE GC-1B: https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-globe-gc-1b.md

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