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N80947

Universal GLOBE GC-1B

Valid Iowa

N80947 is an Universal 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 Sioux City, Iowa. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 11, 1986 and expires on May 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated May 2, 1957.

Aircraft

Maker
Universal
Model
GLOBE GC-1B
Serial number
1140
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
AB0650 (octal 52603120)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 11, 1986
Expires
May 31, 2028
Last FAA action
May 12, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · May 2, 1957
FAA region
Central
FAA record id
00180412

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Butler Steve L
Type
Individual
Address
3008 S Glass St
Sioux City, IA 51106-4001

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.

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