# N426NA: Lockheed P3B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Lockheed P3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-p3b) (registry code 5260217, 12 seats)
- Data sheets: [TCDS T00006LA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/T00006LA) (United Aeronautical Corporation) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 152735
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Certificate issued: February 12, 1991
- Expires: January 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A51316
- Registered owners: [National Aeronautics And Space Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AERONAUTICS%20AND%20SPACE%20ADMINISTRATION), [Goddard Space Flight Center](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GODDARD%20SPACE%20FLIGHT%20CENTER), [Wallops Flight Facility Code 830](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALLOPS%20FLIGHT%20FACILITY%20CODE%20830)
- Location: [Wallops Island, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Wallops%20Island)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9362° N, 75.4648° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23337, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=426NA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N426NA

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 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): 1 in force

### Matched by airframe (Lockheed P3B)

- [AD 2018-11-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2018-11-02): Flight Controls · Lockheed Martin 188A, 188C, P3A and 2 more. Effective May 23, 2018

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N426NA.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N426NA.

## Reports on N426NA not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N426NA, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19790202004489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790202004489I), Feb 2, 1979: Lear 24D (N426NA), Grand Rapids, MI. Pilot lost left brake on roll out, veered off runway. Found cracked brake housing.

## Service difficulty reports (1)

As reported by operators and repair stations. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR AUCR200500005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AUCR200500005), Dec 2, 2005: SKIN PANEL. CORRODED. RT WING LOWER SKIN PANEL NR 7 AT BUTT LINE 65 INTERNAL INTERGRANULAR CORROSION. THE DEFECTIVE PANEL WAS FIRST DETECTED BY A FUEL LEAK AT BUTT LINE 65. FURTHER I

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (2)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Lockheed P3B)

- [STC ST00788LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST00788LA): Installation of a Champion or Unison engine ignition system. United Aeronautical Corporation
- [STC ST00792LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST00792LA): Installation of Retardant Tanks for the special purpose of Forest and Wildlife Conservation. United Aeronautical Corporation

## Related

- Other Lockheed P3B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-p3b/aircraft.md

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