Single-engine piston

N105W

1929 Lockheed Vega 5C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1929
Serial
72
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Polk City, FL
Registration record

N105W on the FAA register

Type
1929 Lockheed Vega 5C
Serial
72
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Polk City, FL
Certificate issued
1992-11-04
Airworthiness date
1969-07-08
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0193B
Mode S (octal)
50014473
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1992-11-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N105W to the current registrant.
  • 1969-07-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1965-07-19
    N105W previously assigned to a Boeing/Stearman A75 N1 / PT-17 Kaydet (s/n 75-3716); cancelled.
  • 1935-08-15
    N105W previously assigned to a Lockheed Vega 5C (s/n 122); cancelled.
  • 1929
    Manufactured (1929).
Overview

About N105W

N105W is a 1929 Lockheed Vega 5C, serial number 72. It is registered to an individual in Polk City, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 4, 1992 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R1340 series engine and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 8, 1969.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N105W. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1965-02-26 Accident · Ft.Lauderdale Fla, 09 Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · 2 0251
Reported aircraft: Boeing A75-N1 — a different aircraft that carried the N105W registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: RM LEFT ROLL MANUVR AND STRK PHOTO PLANE-N2807G.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.