# N855U: Lockheed 188C, registration cancelled 1972-05-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 6, 1972
- 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: 2012
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Mode S code: ABBBAD
- Owner when cancelled: [Universal Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNIVERSAL%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Ypsilanti, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Ypsilanti)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N855U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=855U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N855U-1972-05-06

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

## 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 DEN71AD007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71AD007), Aug 24, 1970: Lockheed 188 (N855U), Hill Af Base, UT, destroyed

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