# N78172: 1946 Globe GC-1B, registration cancelled 2018-05-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 31, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Globe GC-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (registry code 9230104)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-766](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-766) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2172
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 6, 1946
- Last registry action: March 2, 2017
- Mode S code: AA97A5
- Location: [Athens, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Athens)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4426° N, 84.6397° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37303, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78172
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78172
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78172-2018-05-31

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 Globe GC-1B: https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI70F0344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0344), Oct 23, 1969: Globe GC-1B (N78172), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage

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