# N105W: 1929 Lockheed VEGA 5C

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Lockheed VEGA 5C](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-vega-5c) (registry code 5261202, 7 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016)
- Data sheets: [TCDS ATC 384](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/ATC%20384) (Lockheed Aircraft Corporation) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 72
- Year built: 1929
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 8, 1969
- Certificate issued: November 4, 1992
- Expires: January 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A0193B
- Registered owner: [Weeks Kermit A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEEKS%20KERMIT%20A)
- Location: [Polk City, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Polk%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.2676° N, 81.8538° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33868, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=105W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N105W

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Pratt & Whitney R1340 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 1 in force

### Matched by airframe (Lockheed VEGA 5C)

- [AD 93-14-12](https://openairdocs.org/ad/93-14-12): Crewmember Protective Breathing Equipment Units · Airbus A300 B2-1A, A300 B2-1C, A300 B2-203 and 201 more. Effective Sep 2, 1993

### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney R1340 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N105W.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N105W.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (3)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Lockheed VEGA 5C)

- [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. Swift Fuels LLC
- [STC SA6070NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA6070NM): Installation of a 'quick-disconnect drain plug' on the engine rocker sump for the oil drain retrieval system after engine shutdown. West Coast Air Creations
- [STC SA01282NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01282NY): Installation of Airwolf remote mounted engine oil filter kit AFC-K015 on aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney radial reciprocating engine Series R-985, R-1340 and R-1830. Airwolf Filter Corporation

## Earlier aircraft with N105W

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N105W before.

- [Cancelled 1965-07-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N105W-1965-07-19): Boeing A75N1, S/N 75-3716. Exported to Yugoslavia. Owner: [Baxters Tri-B Salvage Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAXTERS%20TRI-B%20SALVAGE%20CO), [Yakima, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Yakima)
- [Cancelled 1935-08-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N105W-1935-08-15): Lockheed VEGA 5C, S/N 122. Owner: [Wiley Post](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILEY%20POST)

## Related

- Other Lockheed VEGA 5C aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-vega-5c/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R1340 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series.md

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