N7973 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Lockheed P-38L. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 18, 2014. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Lockheed P-38L cancelled December 18, 2014
- Serial number
- 8006
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- May 31, 2013
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Sonoma, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
Lockheed VEGA 1 cancelled January 21, 1932
- Serial number
- 32
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- May 12, 1930
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Stewart Ruth (Individual)
St Louis, MO - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N7973
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Lockheed P-38L · serial 8006
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 pilot's improper fuel management and failure to change the fuel selector position before a fuel tank had emptied, which led to fuel starvation and loss of power in one engine; and the pilot's lack of familiarity with the aircraft, relative to single-engine minimum airspeeds.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site