# N211W: 1946 Lockheed 18-56, registration cancelled 1975-09-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 30, 1975
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Lockheed 18-56](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-18-56) (registry code 5261642)
- Serial number: 2311
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: May 3, 1978
- Mode S code: A1BF2D
- Owner when cancelled: [Media Aviation Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEDIA%20AVIATION%20LTD)
- Location: [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7093° N, 74.0029° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 10038, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N211W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=211W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N211W-1975-09-30

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 UNK73X0123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK73X0123), Sep 14, 1973: Lockheed 18 (N211W), Santa Lucia, Mexico, destroyed

## 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 19730914042969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730914042969A), Sep 14, 1973: Lkheed 18LKHEED (N211W), Santa Lucia, Destroyed. Cabin fire post-impact,crew left country. Under investigation mexican govt.

## Other aircraft with N211W

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N211W): Smith AEROSTAR 600A, S/N 60-0460-153
- [Cancelled 1955-10-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N211W-1955-10-18): Stinson SM-8A, S/N 4038, built 1930. Owner: [Winchell Oscar](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINCHELL%20OSCAR), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)

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