# N135FF: Lockheed C-130A, registration cancelled 2011-12-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 27, 2011
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Lockheed C-130A](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-c-130a) (registry code 5262502)
- Engine: [Allison T-56-A-7 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-t-56-a-7-series) (registry code 03009)
- Serial number: 56-540
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: May 14, 1990
- Certificate issued: July 24, 1990
- Last registry action: January 4, 1995
- Mode S code: A08E47
- Owner when cancelled: [Aero Firefighting Svc Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20FIREFIGHTING%20SVC%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [Anaheim, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Anaheim)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8083° N, 117.9237° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92802, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N135FF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=135FF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N135FF-2011-12-27

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 C-130A: https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-c-130a.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 LAX94FA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA323), Aug 13, 1994: Lockheed C-130A (N135FF), Pearblossom, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the inflight failure of the right wing due to fatigue cracking in the underside right wing skin and overlying doubler. A factor contributing to the accident was inadequate maintenance procedures to…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19940813021289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940813021289A), Aug 13, 1994: Lkheed C130A (N135FF), Pearblossom, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Public use fire dousing tanker wing exploded and fell off inflight. Indicates fuel leaked into wing. Bare wire area

## Other aircraft with N135FF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N135FF): Freedom Flight Works LRPADS 2K LZ0, S/N E310100-3001, built 2024

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