# N851U: 1972 Lockheed 188C, registration cancelled 1973-05-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 24, 1973
- 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: 2001
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: June 17, 1972
- Mode S code: ABACD1
- Owner when cancelled: [California Airmotive Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CALIFORNIA%20AIRMOTIVE%20CORP)
- Location: [Burbank, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Burbank)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N851U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=851U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N851U-1973-05-24

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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

## 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 DEN72AD042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72AD042), Mar 19, 1972: Lockheed 188 (N851U), Hill Afb, UT, substantial damage

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