# N78233: 1946 Globe GC-1B, registration cancelled 2013-08-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 28, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Globe GC-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (registry code 9230104)
- Engine: [Continental C125 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c125-series) (registry code 17011)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-766](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-766), [TCDS E-236](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2233
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 5, 1956
- Certificate issued: November 3, 1978
- Last registry action: April 12, 2006
- Mode S code: AA9AD1
- Owner when cancelled: [Hetrick Robert V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HETRICK%20ROBERT%20V)
- Location: [Paramount, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Paramount)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8997° N, 118.1666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90723, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78233
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78233
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78233-2013-08-28

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 LAX79FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA037), Mar 25, 1979: Globe Swift GC1B (N78233), Parker, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19790325010129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790325010129A), Mar 25, 1979: Univac GC1B (N78233), Parker, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft struck high tension wire during low level operation. Crashed into water.

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