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Type Record · As of May 3, 2026

LOCKHEED P-38L

Fixed Wing Multi Engine · AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG

Registered

6

Year Range

1944–1945

NTSB Events

2

Airworthiness Directives

0

01 /  Distribution

Where the fleet lives and was built

Counts of currently-registered LOCKHEED P-38L aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.

By State (top 10)

  • OR 33.3% 2
  • WA 16.7% 1
  • MA 16.7% 1
  • CA 16.7% 1
  • ID 16.7% 1

By Decade of Manufacture

  • 1940s 100.0% 6

02 /  NTSB Records

Events involving LOCKHEED P-38L aircraft

2 event(s) on file. Showing the most recent 2.

03 /  Airworthiness Directives

FAA directives applicable to LOCKHEED P-38L

No matching airworthiness directives are on file for this make and model in the Federal Register.

04 /  Type Certificate Data Sheets

FAA TCDS for LOCKHEED P-38L

The TCDS is the legal certification document — weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, operating limitations. 1 match in the FAA catalog.

  • LTC-10 Current Rev 3 · 04/07/1947

    Lockheed Aircraft Corporation

    Models: P-38J (F-5E), P-38L (F-5F and F-5G), P-38E (Army), P-38M

    Atlas TCDS → DRS ↗

06 /  Supplemental Type Certificates

Modifications approved for LOCKHEED P-38L

1 STC on file — every FAA-approved modification, alteration, or installation for this aircraft. STOL kits, avionics, fuel systems, floats, engine swaps, you name it.

  • 12/18/2007

    STC SA4005NM (Page 1)

    Precise Flight Inc. Pulselite Control System

    Precise Flight Inc

    Atlas STC → DRS ↗

07 /  PMA replacement parts

FAA-approved replacement parts for LOCKHEED P-38L

3 parts on file from the FAA Parts Manufacturer Approval database. Each is a non-OEM part the FAA has authorized for use as a replacement on this aircraft type.

  • AC-P2689776#https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/DRSDOCID180223242720220922143039.0001##

    Diaphragm

    Airmotive Components LLC North Fabrication Shop replaces 2630374, 2689776, 399177

    PMA holder →

  • AC-P2642719#https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/DRSDOCID138529450320220922143034.0001##

    Diaphragm Assembly

    Airmotive Components LLC North Fabrication Shop replaces 2630381, 364395, 399307

    PMA holder →

  • AC-P2642722#https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/DRSDOCID127283983120220922143016.0001##

    Diaphragm, Balance

    Airmotive Components LLC North Fabrication Shop replaces 2642722, 365843, 394354

    PMA holder →

04 /  Regulations watching this type

Advisory Circulars and Federal Register activity for LOCKHEED P-38L

Advisory Circulars

ACs whose subject explicitly mentions LOCKHEED or P-38L.

05 /  Aircraft of this type

All 6 registered N-numbers

Every tail currently on the FAA registry for this make/model. Click an N-number to query the FAA Aircraft Inquiry; rows flagged ● have NTSB events on file. Tails seeded with full TallyAero pages link directly.

6 of 6
N-number St Year NTSB FAA
N2114L OR 1944 · Look up ↗
N3JB WA 1944 · Look up ↗
N505MH MA 1945 · Look up ↗
N53095 OR 1944 ● Look up ↗
N718 CA 1944 · Look up ↗
N7723C ID 1944 · Look up ↗

Source — FAA Aircraft Registry · click "Look up" to query the live registry record (owner, address, last airworthiness)

05 /  Sources & Methodology

Every count traces back to a primary US-government source

We render counts and lists as the agency publishes them. Read the methodology →