# N718: 1944 Lockheed P-38L

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Lockheed P-38L](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-p-38l) (registry code 5260206, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Allison V1710 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-v1710-series) (registry code 03001)
- Data sheets: [TCDS LTC-10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/LTC-10) (Lockheed Aircraft Corporation) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 8187
- Year built: 1944
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: April 29, 1981
- Certificate issued: August 6, 1996
- Expires: April 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A999C4
- Registered owners: [Nichols Charles F Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NICHOLS%20CHARLES%20F%20TRUSTEE), [Nichols Judith A Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NICHOLS%20JUDITH%20A%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Baldwin Park, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Baldwin%20Park)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0974° N, 117.9683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91706, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=718
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N718

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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Allison V1710 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 1 in force

### Matched by airframe (Lockheed P-38L)

- [AD 93-14-12](https://openairdocs.org/ad/93-14-12): Crewmember Protective Breathing Equipment Units · Airbus A300 B2-1A, A300 B2-1C, A300 B2-203 and 201 more. Effective Sep 2, 1993

### Matched by engine (Allison V1710 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N718.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N718.

## Service difficulty reports (4)

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 2005F00103](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2005F00103), Sep 14, 2005: WHEEL. LOOSE. WHEEL ASSEMBLY RETURNED FOR LOOSE TIE BOLTS, OF 18 TIE BOLTS INSTALLED 2 ARE MISSING 11 ARE LOOSE. MFG HAS NOW ISSUED SERVICE LETTER F6137-32-843 IN HOPES THIS 
- [SDR 2005F00102](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2005F00102), Sep 14, 2005: WHEEL. LOOSE. WHEEL ASSEMBLY RETURNED FOR LOOSE TIE BOLTS, OF 18 TIE BOLTS INSTALLED 2 ARE MISSING 11 ARE LOOSE. MFG HAS NOW ISSUED SERVICE LETTER F6137-32-843 IN HOPES THIS 
- [SDR 2005F00101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2005F00101), Sep 14, 2005: WHEEL. LOOSE. WHEEL ASSEMBLY RETURNED FOR LOOSE TIE BOLTS, OF 18 TIE BOLTS INSTALLED 2 ARE MISSING 11 ARE LOOSE. MFG HAS NOW ISSUED SL F6137-32-843 IN HOPES THIS WILL RESOLVE
- [SDR 2005F00100](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2005F00100), Sep 14, 2005: WHEEL. LOOSE. WHEEL ASSEMBLY RETURNED FOR LOOSE TIE BOLTS, OF 18 TIE BOLTS INSTALLED 2 ARE MISSING 11 ARE LOOSE. MFG HAS NOW ISSUED SL F6137-32-843 IN HOPES THIS WILL RESOLVE

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (1)

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 P-38L)

- [STC SA4005NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4005NM): Precise Flight Inc. Pulselite Control System. Precise Flight Inc

## Earlier aircraft with N718

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N718 before.

- [Cancelled 1983-12-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N718-1983-12-12): Cessna 180K, S/N 18052851. Owner: [Fish & Wildlife Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FISH%20%26%20WILDLIFE%20SERVICE), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N718-undated): Standard STANDARD J-1, S/N UNKNOWN. Owner: [Hinman Carlton J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HINMAN%20CARLTON%20J)

## Related

- Other Lockheed P-38L aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-p-38l/aircraft.md
- The Allison V1710 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-v1710-series.md

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