# N80518: 1946 Globe GC-1A, registration cancelled 2012-08-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 13, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Globe GC-1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1a) (registry code 9230102)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-766](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-766), [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 21
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: January 21, 1956
- Certificate issued: June 9, 2005
- Last registry action: June 17, 2008
- Mode S code: AAF70C
- Owners when cancelled: [Smithsonian Institution](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITHSONIAN%20INSTITUTION), [National Air And Space Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AIR%20AND%20SPACE%20MUSEUM)
- Location: [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80518
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=80518
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80518-2012-08-13

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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-1A: https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1a.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19930710028349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930710028349I), Jul 10, 1993: Univac GC1A (N80518), Davidsonville, MD. A fuel system defect caused engine failure. Forced landing in farm field.

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