# N6961: Lockheed P-38L-5, registration cancelled 2013-06-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 5, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Lockheed P-38L-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-p-38l-5) (registry code 5260207)
- Engine: [Allison V1710 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-v1710-series) (registry code 03001)
- Serial number: 44-26961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Limited
- Airworthiness date: December 8, 1976
- Certificate issued: July 26, 1977
- Last registry action: January 10, 1987
- Mode S code: A9437B
- Owner when cancelled: [Deahl John G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEAHL%20JOHN%20G)
- Location: [Denver, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Denver)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7066° N, 104.9657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80209, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6961
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6961
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6961-2013-06-05

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Lockheed P-38L-5: https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-p-38l-5.md

## 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 DEN81FTM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTM15), Apr 9, 1981: Lockheed P-38 (N6961), Salt Lake City, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19810409015819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810409015819A), Apr 9, 1981: Lkheed P38CAF (N6961), Salt Lake City, UT, Substantial damage. Lost power on right engine on takeoff. Rolled over, stalled. Found carb air intake partially blocked. Water in fuel

## Other aircraft with N6961

- [Cancelled 1974-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6961-1974-07-02): Krueger-Bensen B8M, S/N 6969. Owner: [Krueger George H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KRUEGER%20GEORGE%20H), [Orland Park, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Orland%20Park)

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