# N7973: Lockheed P-38L, registration cancelled 2014-12-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 18, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Lockheed P-38L](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-p-38l) (registry code 5260206)
- Data sheets: [TCDS LTC-10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/LTC-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 8006
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Last registry action: May 31, 2013
- Mode S code: AAD4C7
- Location: [Sonoma, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sonoma)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.2558° N, 122.4609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95476, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7973
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7973
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7973-2014-12-18

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: https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-p-38l.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 SEA97FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97FA130), Jun 7, 1997: Lockheed P-38L (N7973), Tillamook, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain minimum control speed (VMC), after loss of power in one engine, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control and collision with terrain. Related factors were: 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 19970606013489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970606013489A), Jun 6, 1997: Lkheed P38L (N7973), Tillamook, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (.4)The aircraft (P-38) had been topped off with full reserve & main fuel tanks (44 us gal/engine reserve tanks & 72 gal/engine main tanks). The pilot took off…

## Other aircraft with N7973

- [Cancelled 1932-01-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7973-1932-01-21): Lockheed VEGA 1, S/N 32. Owner: [Stewart Ruth](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEWART%20RUTH), [St Louis, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/St%20Louis)

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