# N131E: Lockheed 18-56, registration cancelled 1968-06-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 20, 1968
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Lockheed 18-56](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-18-56) (registry code 5261642)
- Serial number: 2503
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: April 4, 1961
- Mode S code: A07F4C
- Owner when cancelled: [B B R Drilling Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/B%20B%20R%20DRILLING%20CO)
- Location: [St Clairsville, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/St%20Clairsville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N131E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=131E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N131E-1968-06-20

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Lockheed 18-56: https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-18-56.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC67A0060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0060), Oct 13, 1966: Lockheed L-18 (N131E), Short Creek, WV, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N131E

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N131E): Cessna 180, S/N 31806, built 1955
- [Cancelled 2008-09-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N131E-2008-09-19): Cessna 180, S/N 31593, built 1955. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Champion Bruce](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHAMPION%20BRUCE), [Somerset, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Somerset)
- [Cancelled 1975-11-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N131E-1975-11-21): Cessna 140, S/N 11091. Owner: [Flight Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLIGHT%20INC), [Wheeling, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Wheeling)

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