# N96278: 1953 Lockheed P2V-5F, registration cancelled 2021-07-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 31, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Lockheed P2V-5F](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-p2v-5f) (registry code 5260110)
- Engine: [Wright R3350 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r3350-series) (registry code 67063)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A17EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A17EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 131459
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, forest
- Airworthiness date: April 22, 2016
- Certificate issued: September 13, 1993
- Last registry action: November 15, 2017
- Mode S code: AD6702
- Owner when cancelled: [Neptune Aviation Services](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEPTUNE%20AVIATION%20SERVICES)
- Location: [Missoula, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Missoula)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 46.9621° N, 114.0922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59808, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96278
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96278
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96278-2021-07-31

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 P2V-5F: https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-p2v-5f.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR NI6R201707250043](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/NI6R201707250043), Jul 25, 2017: CHIP DETECTOR. MALFUNCTIONED. IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE LT RADIAL ENGINE OIL SYSTEM REAR CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY, THEN WENT TO STEADY ON. NO OTHER ABNORMAL INDICATIONS WERE NOTED. 
- [SDR NI6R201409060019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/NI6R201409060019), Sep 6, 2014: WARNING LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. NR 2 RADIAL ENGINE FRONT OIL SUMP CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN CRUISE FLIGHT. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND RETARDANT LOAD JETTISONED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE

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