# N608H: 1943 Lockheed 18-56, registration cancelled 2013-07-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Lockheed 18-56](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-18-56) (registry code 5261642)
- Engine: [Wright R-1820 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (registry code 67020)
- Serial number: 2481
- Year built: 1943
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 22, 1956
- Certificate issued: July 19, 1978
- Last registry action: June 3, 1982
- Mode S code: A7E5A6
- Owner when cancelled: [Nealy Archie V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEALY%20ARCHIE%20V)
- Location: [Avon Park, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Avon%20Park)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.6203° N, 81.4588° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33825, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N608H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=608H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N608H-2013-07-23

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

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19780719043799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780719043799I), Jul 19, 1978: N608H, Palatka, FL, Destroyed. Aircraft abandoned and burned on a dirt road after marijuana unloaded. Last annual inspection 1974.
- [Incident 19780630034849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780630034849I), Jun 30, 1978: Lkheed 18LEARSTAR (N608H), Kissimmee, FL, Minor damage. Pilot failed to obtain sufficient hydraulic pressure before start. Ran into and damaged 172, N46532.

## Other aircraft with N608H

- [Cancelled 1930-01-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N608H-1930-01-10): Travel Air E-4000, S/N 1179, built 1929. Owner: [Garvey Roy B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GARVEY%20ROY%20B), [Tampa, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tampa)

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