# N252K: 1943 Lockheed 18-56, registration cancelled 2012-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Lockheed 18-56](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-18-56) (registry code 5261642)
- Engine: [Wright C9HD series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c9hd-series) (registry code 67028)
- Serial number: 2596
- Year built: 1943
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: November 17, 1955
- Certificate issued: May 16, 1984
- Last registry action: May 16, 1987
- Mode S code: A25FCD
- Owner when cancelled: [Southwest Airlift](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHWEST%20AIRLIFT)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1517° N, 106.5749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87109, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N252K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=252K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N252K-2012-09-12

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 MKC86FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA179), Aug 28, 1986: Lockheed 18-56 (Howard 250) (N252K), Texarkana, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19860828046829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860828046829A), Aug 28, 1986: Lkheed 18LKHEED (N252K), Texarkana, AR, Destroyed. The aircraft rolled inverted on missed approach. Balance moment found aft of lg. Pilot had consumed alcohol.
- [Incident 19841110070179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841110070179I), Nov 10, 1984: Lkheed 18LKHEED (N252K), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Pilot and copilot forgot to extend landing gear. Landed gears up.

## Other aircraft with N252K

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N252K): Quest KODIAK 100, S/N 100-0109, built 2014
- [Cancelled 1934-03-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N252K-1934-03-06): Inland/Nelson INLAND SPORT, S/N S-308. Owner: [Lenhart Dolph W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LENHART%20DOLPH%20W)

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