# N13705: 1933 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 R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS ATC 384](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/ATC%20384) (Lockheed Aircraft Corporation) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 203
- Year built: 1933
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 21, 1955
- Certificate issued: September 10, 2019
- Expires: September 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A097A8
- Registered owners: [Bowe Walter C Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOWE%20WALTER%20C%20TRUSTEE), [Mendieta Carlene A Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MENDIETA%20CARLENE%20A%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Sonoma, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sonoma)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.2558° N, 122.4609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95476, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=13705
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13705

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 R-985 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 R-985 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N13705.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N13705.

## 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

## Related

- Other Lockheed VEGA 5C aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-vega-5c/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series.md

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