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N31W

Globe GC-1B

Valid Illinois

N31W is a Globe GC-1B, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1946. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Elgin, Illinois. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 30, 2020 and expires on January 31, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate.

Aircraft

Maker
Globe
Model
GC-1B
Serial number
408
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor C125 SERIES · 125 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1946
Cruising speed
105 mph
Transponder code
A3466C (octal 50643154)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 30, 2020
Expires
January 31, 2030
Last FAA action
September 29, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00925411

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Abell Alan R
Type
Individual
Address
1610 W Highland Ave
Elgin, IL 60123-5100

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 1

1933-07-11Adam Biolowski BIOLOWSKI · exported to Mexico · Valid registration

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data