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Lockheed L-188A Electra

L188-1051Scrapped

RegistrationMXXC-UTA

FUOperatorFuerza Aérea Mexicana

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Lockheed L-188A Electra built in 1959. Operated for Banco De Mexico, American Airlines and Fuerza Aérea Mexicana. Scrapped.

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Aging · 21 years

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Technical data

ManufacturerLockheed

First flight1959

Country of registrationMéxico

MSN1051

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Lockheed L-188 Electra

Figures for the L-188C variant, the most representative of the family

Length31.9 m104 ft

Wingspan30.2 m99 ft

Height10.0 m33 ft

Range3,500 km1,890 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed600 km/h324 ktMach 0.56

Service ceiling8,700 m28,543 ft

Maximum take-off weight51,256 kg113,000 lb

Maximum payload25,220 kg55,601 lbIts 98 passengers with baggage would weigh about 9.8 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity98 passengers

Endurance5 h 50 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1957 (69 years ago) · About 170 units built · Production ended in 1961

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1959

Built

Assembled by Lockheed.

Apr 15, 1959

Delivered to Lockheed Aircraft Corp.

Delivered to Lockheed Aircraft Corp. as N6112A.

Apr 22, 1959

Transferred to American Airlines

Transferred to American Airlines.

Jun 8, 1970

Transferred to Soulbird

Transferred to Soulbird.

May 10, 1972

Transferred to McCulloch International Airlines

Transferred to McCulloch International Airlines.

Mar 1, 1980

Transferred to Fuerza Aérea Mexicana

Transferred to Fuerza Aérea Mexicana.

Operators

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Banco De Mexico

Registration XC-HDA

1959-04-15

Lockheed Aircraft Corp.

Registration N6112A

1959-04-22

American Airlines

Registration N6112A

1970-06-08

Soulbird

Registration N6112A

1972-05-10

McCulloch International Airlines

Registration N6112A

1980-03-01

Fuerza Aérea Mexicana

Registration XC-UTA

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Fuerza Aérea Mexicana

Registration XC-UTA

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Fuerza Aérea Mexicana

Registration TP-0201

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Fuerza Aérea Mexicana

Registration TP-04

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Lockheed L-188A Electra · XC-UTA · Fuerza Aérea Mexicana}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-18},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-18}
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