# N42RF: Lockheed WP-3D

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Lockheed WP-3D](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-wp-3d) (registry code 5269902, 21 seats)
- Serial number: 5622
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Certificate issued: February 26, 1976
- Expires: July 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A4FAC3
- Registered owners: [United States Department Of Commerce](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20STATES%20DEPARTMENT%20OF%20COMMERCE), [Noaa Aircraft Operations Center](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NOAA%20AIRCRAFT%20OPERATIONS%20CENTER), [Aircraft Operations Center](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20OPERATIONS%20CENTER)
- Location: [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 27.9789° N, 82.0159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33811, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=42RF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42RF

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): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Lockheed WP-3D)

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 ERA13IA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13IA006), Nov 9, 2007: Lockheed WP-3D (N42RF), A1, incident, no damage. Probable cause: Extensive salt buildup in the inlets of all four engines, which resulted in compressor stalls and tailpipe fires in three of the four engines.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N42RF.

## 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.

## Related

- Other Lockheed WP-3D aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-wp-3d/aircraft.md

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