Lockheed P-3
17 on the U.S. register across 2 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1963 to 2010; half of them date from 1964 or earlier. Florida has the most (8). 100% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
.jpg)
About the P-3 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turboprops
- Power
- Turboprop, 4 engines
- Common engines
- Allison T-56-A-10W (2), Allison T56-A-15 Ser (1), Allison T56-10 Ser (1)
- Seats
- 12
- Built of
- aluminium
- Maker on the register
- Lockheed
- Registered
- earliest certificate February 12, 1991; newest June 24, 2024
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Government | 14 | 82% |
| Corporation | 2 | 12% |
| Non-citizen corporation | 1 | 6% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
When they were built by decade · 14 with no year on file
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| None on file | 13 | 76% |
| Restricted | 3 | 18% |
| Experimental | 1 | 6% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| United States Customs and Border Protection | 7 |
| US Customs & Border Protection | 5 |
| United Aeronautical CORP | 1 |
| U S Customs & Border Protection | 1 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 1 |
| Mhd Rockland Services INC | 1 |
| Buffalo Airways USA INC | 1 |
Fleet pages: United States Customs and Border Protection · US Customs & Border Protection · National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Mhd Rockland Services INC
Accident history NTSB records · 1 cases since 1982, 1 fatal
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 P-3 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
17 as of October 30, 2026, counting 2 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Lockheed P-3s?
Florida, with 8.
Who owns the Lockheed P-3?
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 P-3s on the register built?
Between 1963 and 2010; half of them in 1964 or earlier.
How many Lockheed P-3 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
1 accidents and incidents since 1982, 1 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Lockheed P-3 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 P-3 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 1 airworthiness directive (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about flight controls. Operators and repair shops have filed 28 failure reports with the FAA since 2000, 6 of them in the last ten years: about 17.6 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is airframe structure.
FAA orders 1 airworthiness directives · newest first
By system
Orders by system, as a table
| orders | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Flight controls | 1 | 100% |
Failure reports 28 since 2000 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 00 | 1 |
| 01 | 1 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 08 | 3 |
| 09 | 2 |
| 10 | 1 |
| 11 | 5 |
| 20 | 1 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
| reports | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Airframe structure | 22 | 79% |
| Landing gear | 3 | 11% |
| Cabin, seats and restraints | 2 | 7% |
| Heating, ice protection and utility systems | 1 | 4% |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Spar Cap | 8 |
| Panel | 4 |
| Fitting | 3 |
| Attach Fitting | 2 |
| Skin | 2 |
| Skin Panel | 2 |
| Tire | 2 |
| Control Panel | 1 |
| Elt | 1 |
| Flange | 1 |
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 3 parts manufacturer approvals
Parts a company other than the maker may make for this design and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:
Most often: avenger airworthiness (2), retardant tank (1).
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 P-3 links to the rest of the register
- Lockheed 197 aircraft on the register
- Lockheed P3B 14 registered
- Lockheed P-3A 3 registered
- Built of aluminium
- Allison (Rolls-Royce) T-56-A-10W 2 of these aircraft · 4500 hp
- Allison (Rolls-Royce) T56-10 series 1 of these aircraft · 4000 hp
- Allison (Rolls-Royce) T56-A-15 series 1 of these aircraft · 4910 hp
- Florida 8 of these aircraft
- Texas 7 of these aircraft
- Virginia 1 of these aircraft
- California 1 of these aircraft
- United States Customs And Border Protection 7 of these aircraft
- US Customs & Border Protection 5 of these aircraft
- United Aeronautical CORP 1 of these aircraft
- U S Customs & Border Protection 1 of these aircraft
- National Aeronautics And Space Administration 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the P-3 1 cases since 1982 · 1 fatal
- FAA orders naming the P-3 1 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the P-3 28 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/lockheed/p-3.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 17
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N922AU | Lockheed P-3A |
Buffalo Airways USA INC Hawthorne, Florida |
Restricted | 2024-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N927AU | Lockheed P-3A |
Mhd Rockland Services INC Starke, Florida |
Restricted | 2023-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N403SK | Lockheed P3B |
United States Customs and Border Protection Jacksonville, Florida |
None on file | 2020-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N148CS | Lockheed P3B |
United States Customs and Border Protection Corpus Christi, Texas |
None on file | 2020-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N146CS | Lockheed P3B |
United States Customs and Border Protection Jacksonville, Florida |
Experimental | 2017-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N480SK | Lockheed P3B |
U S Customs & Border Protection Jacksonville, Florida |
None on file | 2014-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N920AU | Lockheed P-3A |
United Aeronautical CORP North Hollywood, California |
Restricted | 2013-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N147CS | Lockheed P3B |
United States Customs and Border Protection Corpus Christi, Texas |
None on file | 2011-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N423SK | Lockheed P3B |
United States Customs and Border Protection Corpus Christi, Texas |
None on file | 2011-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N431SK | Lockheed P3B |
United States Customs and Border Protection Corpus Christie, Texas |
None on file | 2011-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N741SK | Lockheed P3B |
United States Customs and Border Protection Jacksonville, Florida |
None on file | 2011-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N142CS | Lockheed P3B |
US Customs & Border Protection Corpus Christi, Texas |
None on file | 2011-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N143CS | Lockheed P3B |
US Customs & Border Protection Corpus Christi, Texas |
None on file | 2011-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N144CS | Lockheed P3B |
US Customs & Border Protection Jacksonville, Florida |
None on file | 2011-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N149CS | Lockheed P3B |
US Customs & Border Protection Jacksonville, Florida |
None on file | 2011-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N769SK | Lockheed P3B |
US Customs & Border Protection Corpus Christi, Texas |
None on file | 2011-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N426NA | Lockheed P3B |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Wallops Island, Virginia |
None on file | 1991-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |