# N859U: Lockheed 188C, registration cancelled 1980-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 1980
- 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: 2016
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: December 10, 1976
- Mode S code: ABCA89
- Owner when cancelled: [Transamerica Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRANSAMERICA%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Oakland, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oakland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N859U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=859U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N859U-1980-05-15

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 (2)

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 DCA80AA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA80AA007), Nov 18, 1979: Lockheed 188C (N859U), Salt Lake City, UT, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB MIA78FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA052), Mar 11, 1978: Lockheed L188C (N859U), Fort Myers, FL, substantial damage

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