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    Airframe Family: Globe GC-1 Swift
    Latest Model:GC-1B Swift
    Construction Number:2103
    Last Civil Registration:N78103
    Compressed ID:TEMCO GC-1B cn 2103 cr N78103
    Latest Owner or Location:Karl S. Johanson, San Diego, CA

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    Dates

    Event

    1946

    Constructed as a GC-1B by TEMCO.

    6 July 1956

    Certificate of airworthiness for N78103 (GC-1B, 2103) issued.

    From By 1963 to After 1971

    To John White, Creston, IA with new c/r N78103.

    14 December 1990

    To Larry Nelson, Almena, KS keeping c/r N78103.

    13 March 1995

    Crashed.
    There was one minor injury. The accident occurred at Norton, KS, United States while cruising. The damage was substantial. The pilot, along with a pilot rated passenger (his mechanic), initiated a flight after maintenance on the airplane. During the flight the oil pressure was observed to read zero. While attempting to return to the airport, the engine began to run rough. The pilot then made a forced landing on a terraced wheat field and the airplane sustained damage in the uneven terrain...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    15 May 1997

    To Virgil R. Vetter, Plattsburg, MO keeping c/r N78103.

    20 December 2001

    To Karl S. Johanson, San Diego, CA keeping c/r N78103.

    1 June 2013


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Exhibited in Static Park at 2013 Wings Over Gillespie Airshow, San Diego, California

    4 March 2016


    Photographer: G R Dennis Price
    Notes: At 2016 Cactus Fly-In at Casa Grande, Arizona

    14 September 2021

    To Karl S. Johanson, San Diego, CA keeping c/r N78103.

    15 September 2021


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

    15 September 2023


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the National Championship Air Races at Stead Field, near Reno, NV.
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    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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