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Lockheed Martin C-130

6 on the U.S. register. Built from 1969. Oregon has the most (4). 100% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.

Lockheed Martin C-130: Military transport aircraft
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About the C-130 from the FAA's model table

Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turboprops
Power
Turboprop, 4 engines
Common engines
Allison T56-A-15 Ser (2)
Seats
9
Built of
aluminium
Maker on the register
Lockheed Martin
Registered
earliest certificate February 27, 2025; newest April 23, 2025

Where they are owner's state

By state, as a table
aircraft
Oregon4
Delaware2

Who owns them registrant type

By owner type, as a table
aircraftshare
Non-citizen corporation467%
Corporation233%

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
C-130H61969100.0%

When they were built by decade · 4 with no year on file

0012221960
By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19602

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

0234662025
Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
20256

Registration status

By status, as a table
aircraftshare
Valid6100%

Airworthiness certificate class

By airworthiness certificate, as a table
aircraftshare
None on file467%
Restricted233%

Accident history NTSB records · 1 cases since 1982, 0 fatal

2025-12-16GAA26WA062 · C-130H N382CG · incident near Katanning, outside the U.S.

The 1 most recent of 1 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Lockheed Martin C-130 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

6 as of October 27, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Lockheed Martin C-130s?

Oregon, with 4.

Who owns the Lockheed Martin C-130?

100% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.

When were the Lockheed Martin C-130s on the register built?

In 1969.

How many Lockheed Martin C-130 accidents has the NTSB recorded?

1 accidents and incidents since 1982, 0 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.

What is the Lockheed Martin C-130 made of?

The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lockheed Martin C-130 the component layer

The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA has issued 6 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about airframe structure. 4 approved modifications exist for it, the most by Coulson Aviation (USA) INC..

FAA orders 6 airworthiness directives · newest first

2024-01-242024-01-02 · Fuselage · airframe structure
2023-11-212023-22-06 · Powerplant · engine
2023-07-112023-11-10 · Fuselage · airframe structure
2023-05-312023-09-13 · Wings · airframe structure
2021-06-012021-09-15 · Wings · airframe structure
2020-02-282019-25-20 · Flight controls · engine

By system

Orders by system, as a table
ordersshare
Airframe structure467%
Engine233%

Approved modifications 4 supplemental type certificates

Changes the FAA has approved for this design, from new avionics and engines to floats and parachutes. The companies holding the most:

Latest

2025-06-06ST02537LA · Installation of below the floor retardant tank
2025-06-04ST02584LA · Installation of Retardant Aerial Delivery System (RADS) XXL
2006-12-20SA02365CH · Installation of NASI Supplemental Air-Conditioning System
1991-08-09SA5088NM · To allow operations of aircraft with two pilot crew while operating in aerial fire retardant...

Certificates and bulletins

Safety bulletins 1 · advice, not orders

1994-10-24ACE-94-01 ·

Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.

Connections how the C-130 links to the rest of the register

Design
Engines
Where they are
Biggest operators
Record
Airworthiness

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/lockheed-martin/c-130.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 6

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N4054 Lockheed Martin
C-130H
Coulson Aviation (USA) INC
Portland, Oregon
None on file 2025-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4312L Lockheed Martin
C-130H
Coulson Aviation (USA) INC
Portland, Oregon
None on file 2025-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4313L Lockheed Martin
C-130H
Coulson Aviation (USA) INC
Portland, Oregon
None on file 2025-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4053L Lockheed Martin
C-130H
Coulson Aviation (USA) INC
Portland, Oregon
None on file 2025-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N136CG Lockheed Martin
C-130H
Csc Delaware Trust CO Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Restricted 2025-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N382CG Lockheed Martin
C-130H
Csc Delaware Trust CO Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Restricted 2025-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes