# N5523: Lockheed 188A, registration cancelled 1985-05-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 8, 1985
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Lockheed 188A](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-188a) (registry code 5262602)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4A22](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 188A1034
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: March 3, 1982
- Mode S code: A7099A
- Owner when cancelled: [Zantop Intl Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZANTOP%20INTL%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Ypsilanti, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Ypsilanti)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5523
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5523
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5523-1985-05-08

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 188A: https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-188a.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 DCA84AA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA84AA024), May 30, 1984: Lockheed L-188 (N5523), Chalkhill, PA, destroyed, 4 fatal

## 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 19840530038939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840530038939A), May 30, 1984: Lkheed 188ALKHEED (N5523), Chalkhill, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Unusual attitude, loss of control and airframe failure. Crew unable to analyze component. Failure in gyro system.

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