# N5539: Lockheed 188C, registration cancelled 1992-04-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 13, 1992
- Exported to: United Kingdom
- 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: 1091
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: October 17, 1990
- Last registry action: October 17, 1990
- Mode S code: A70E23
- 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/N5539
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5539
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5539-1992-04-13

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

## 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.

- [Incident 19870113018489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870113018489I), Jan 13, 1987: Lkheed 188C (N5539), Grand Rapids, MI. Flight engineer had momentary incapacitation after takeoff. Cancelled request for medical help, continued flight.

## Other aircraft with N5539

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5539): Lankenau Kip F SOPWITH TYPE 9400, S/N N5539, built 2019
- [Cancelled 1970-07-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5539-1970-07-13): Lockheed 188C, S/N 188C1080. Exported to Paraguay. Owner: [Eastern Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EASTERN%20AIRLINES%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)
- [Cancelled 1929-03-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5539-1929-03-02): Swallow SWALLOW, S/N 942. Owner: [Conrad Max A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONRAD%20MAX%20A), [Winona, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Winona)

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