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Universal GLOBE GC-1B · 1946 · Sioux City, IA
N80947 is a 1946 Universal GLOBE GC-1B (serial 1140), registered to Butler Steve L (individual) in Sioux City, IA. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires May 2028; the airworthiness certificate dates from May 1957 (69 years ago). It carries a Cont Motor C125 SERIES engine rated at 125 hp, the engine on 47% of registered Universal GLOBE GC-1Bs. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address AB0650. It is one of 45 Universal GLOBE GC-1B aircraft on the FAA registry. Butler Steve L holds 3 aircraft on the registry.
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21 of the 45 registered Universal GLOBE GC-1B carry this engine (47%), across 12 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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