# N280Y: Lockheed 18-56, registration cancelled 1968-03-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 19, 1968
- Exported to: South Africa
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Lockheed 18-56](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-18-56) (registry code 5261642)
- Serial number: 2268
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: February 28, 1964
- Mode S code: A2D021
- Owner when cancelled: [Chemical & Industrail Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHEMICAL%20%26%20INDUSTRAIL%20CORP)
- Location: [Cincinnati, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cincinnati)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N280Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=280Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N280Y-1968-03-19

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 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 UNK64X2574](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2574), Jun 30, 1964: Lockheed L-18 (N280Y), St Maria Azores, PO, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N280Y

- [Cancelled 2021-03-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N280Y-2021-03-06): Enstrom Helicopter 280F, S/N 1516, built 1984. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Integrity Aircraft Title Holdings LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTEGRITY%20AIRCRAFT%20TITLE%20HOLDINGS%20LLC), [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)
- [Cancelled 1937-05-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N280Y-1937-05-01): Campbell F, S/N 2, built 1935

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