# N38LL: 1975 Lockheed-Confederate Airforce P-38

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Lockheed-Confederate Airforce P-38](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-confederate-airforce-p-38) (registry code 5260201, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: AAF 42-104088
- Year built: 1975
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: June 3, 2023
- Expires: June 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A459F6
- Registered owner: [Echo Matrix LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ECHO%20MATRIX%20LLC)
- Location: [Bentonville, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Bentonville)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 36.3984° N, 94.2224° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72712, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38LL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38LL

From the FAA registry file of October 22, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Lockheed-Confederate Airforce P-38)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW94LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA184), May 28, 1994: Lockheed P-38 (N38LL), Breckenridge, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FUEL STARVATION INDUCED LOSS OF POWER DUE TO IMPROPER POSITIONING OF THE FUEL SELECTOR. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE AIRPLANE, AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19940528012799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940528012799A), May 28, 1994: Lkheed P38CAF (N38LL), Breckenridge, TX, Substantial damage. Lost both engines on climbout due fuel starvation. Mismanged fuel. Selected drop tank. None installed.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N38LL

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N38LL before.

- [Cancelled 1975-01-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38LL-1975-01-08): Lockheed P-38L, S/N 350281, built 1946. Owner: [Coastal Chemical Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COASTAL%20CHEMICAL%20CO), [Abbeville, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Abbeville)

## Related

- Other Lockheed-Confederate Airforce P-38 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-confederate-airforce-p-38/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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