Twin turboprop

N138AM

1943 Lockheed P-38J

Registered No accidents on file

Built

1943

Serial

44-23314

Class

Twin turboprop

Engines

2 × Allison V1710 series

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registered owner

Planes of Fame Air Museum (Corporation)

Based

Chino, CA

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Registration record

N138AM on the FAA register

Type

1943 Lockheed P-38J

Serial

44-23314

Engines

2 × Allison V1710 series

Registered owner

Planes of Fame Air Museum

Chino, CA

Certificate issued

1998-09-18

Airworthiness date

1999-01-08

Registration expires

2028-05-31

Airworthiness class

Experimental · exhibition

Mode S (hex)

A098F5

Mode S (octal)

50114365

Seats (type)

Weight class

12,500–19,999 lb

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registry history

Timeline

2028-05-31
Registration expires (renewal due).
1999-01-08
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
1998-09-18
Certificate of registration issued as N138AM.
1943
Manufactured (1943).

Overview

About N138AM

N138AM is a 1943 Lockheed P-38J, serial number 44-23314. The FAA register lists Planes of Fame Air Museum as the registrant in Chino, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 18, 1998 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Allison V1710 series engines and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated January 8, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N138AM.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N138AM.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.