# N9957F: Lockheed P-38L-5, registration cancelled 1981-07-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 13, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Lockheed P-38L-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-p-38l-5) (registry code 5260207)
- Serial number: 8270
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: March 28, 1978
- Mode S code: ADE889
- Owner when cancelled: [Military Aircraft Restoration Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILITARY%20AIRCRAFT%20RESTORATION%20CORP)
- Location: [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9957F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9957F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9957F-1981-07-13

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 LAX77FNG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FNG40), May 20, 1977: Lockheed P38-L5 (N9957F), Daggett, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 19810403021579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810403021579I), Apr 3, 1981: Lkheed P38L (N9957F), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. During taxi shimmy damper failed. Violent shimmy broke nose gear damper collar and nose gear collapsed.
- [Accident 19770520012509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770520012509A), May 20, 1977: Lkheed P38J (N9957F), Daggett, CA, Substantial damage

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