# N312EA: 1972 Lockheed L-1011-385-1, registration cancelled 1981-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 1981
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Lockheed L-1011-385-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-l-1011-385-1) (registry code 5265010)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A23WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A23WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 193M-1019
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: October 27, 1980
- Mode S code: A34EA4
- Owner when cancelled: [Wilmington Trust Co Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILMINGTON%20TRUST%20CO%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N312EA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=312EA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N312EA-1981-04-30

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 L-1011-385-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-l-1011-385-1.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 MIA79DA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DA029), Dec 6, 1978: Lockheed L1011 (N312EA), Intl Waters (Atlantic Ocean), no damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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.

- [Incident 19801118080349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801118080349I), Nov 18, 1980: Lkheed 1011* (N312EA), Chicago, IL. Za landing gear would not retract due to broken landing gear leveling cylinder.
- [Incident 19791120044609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791120044609I), Nov 20, 1979: Lkheed 1011* (N312EA), Houston, TX. Right nose wheel failed on landing causing tire to fail. Cause appeared to be fatigue fracture.
- [Incident 19781219023429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781219023429I), Dec 19, 1978: Lkheed 1011/ (N312EA), Atlanta, GA. Main tire problem on takeoff. Flight continued to destinaton. Right front inboard tire cap had separated.

## Other aircraft with N312EA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N312EA): Bombardier BD-100-1A10, S/N 20943, built 2023

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