Twin piston

N177L

1949 Lockheed 18-56

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1949
Serial
2178
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Wright 1820F56
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Lone Star Flight Museum (LLC)
Based
Houston, TX
Registration record

N177L on the FAA register

Type
1949 Lockheed 18-56
Serial
2178
Engines
2 × Wright 1820F56
Registered owner
Lone Star Flight Museum
Houston, TX
Certificate issued
2021-10-27
Airworthiness date
1965-11-06
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A13428
Mode S (octal)
50232050
Seats (type)
17
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-10-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N177L.
  • 1965-11-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1949
    Manufactured (1949).
Overview

About N177L

N177L is a 1949 Lockheed 18-56, serial number 2178. The FAA register lists Lone Star Flight Museum as the registrant in Houston, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 27, 2021 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Wright 1820F56 engines and 17 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 6, 1965.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N177L.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N177L.

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.