# N5538: Lockheed 188C, registration cancelled 1970-07-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 13, 1970
- Exported to: Paraguay
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Lockheed 188C](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-188c) (registry code 5262604)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4A22](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 188C-1078
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: September 14, 1959
- Mode S code: A70E00
- Owner when cancelled: [Eastern Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EASTERN%20AIR%20LINES%20INC)
- Location: [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5538
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5538
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5538-1970-07-13

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 188C: https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-188c.md

## Other aircraft with N5538

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5538): Glasflugel 304, S/N 230, built 1981
- [Cancelled 1982-11-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5538-1982-11-17): Lockheed 188A, S/N 188A1123. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Evergreen International Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EVERGREEN%20INTERNATIONAL%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Mcminnville, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Mcminnville)
- [Cancelled 1932-06-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5538-1932-06-15): Swallow SWALLOW, S/N 943. Owner: [Mills Thomas E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLS%20THOMAS%20E), [Gallipolis, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Gallipolis)

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