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    Airframe Family: Globe GC-1 Swift
    Latest Model:GC-1B Swift
    Construction Number:3720
    Last Civil Registration:N2420B
    Compressed ID:TEMCO GC-1B cn 3720 cr N2420B
    Latest Owner or Location:Jeffrey D. Adams, Bowling Green, KY

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    Dates

    Event

    1949

    Constructed as a GC-1B by TEMCO.
    TEMCO GC-1B 3720

    17 February 1956

    Certificate of airworthiness for N2420B (GC-1B, 3720) issued.

    By 9 August 1984

    To unknown owner with c/r N2420B.

    9 August 1984

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Whidbey Airport (WA31) Langley, WA, United States while taking off. The damage was substantial. The atp was attempting a short field three point takeoff during which trees needed to be cleared. When realizing sufficient altitude had not been obtained to clear the trees, the CFI took over the controls and applied back pressure in an attempt to climb. The aircraft stalled and collided with the trees...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    18 February 1998

    To Glenn R. Botsford, Bellevue, WA with new c/r N2420B.

    18 January 2008

    To Terry A. Richardson, Franklin, KY keeping c/r N2420B.

    26 July 2009


    Photographer: Vince Horan
    Notes: At Oshkosh,WI

    28 July 2009


    Photographer: Todd Royer

    3 October 2011

    To Pegasus Aircraft Parts and Systems Inc, Miami, FL with new c/r N2420B.

    8 September 2014

    To Pegasus Aircraft Parts and Systems Inc, Miami, FL keeping c/r N2420B.

    1 January 2017

    Certificate of airworthiness for N2420B (GC-1B, 3720) issued.

    Circa 1 January 2017

    To Jeffrey D. Adams, Bowling Green, KY keeping c/r N2420B.

    19 April 2018

    Civil registration, N2420B, cancelled.
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