Twin piston

N2897S

Homebuilt P-38L-5

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
44-26761
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Worlds Greatest Aircraft Collection Inc (Corporation)
Based
Polk City, FL
Registration record

N2897S on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt P-38L-5
Serial
44-26761
Engines
2
Registered owner
Worlds Greatest Aircraft Collection Inc
Polk City, FL
Certificate issued
1982-03-03
Airworthiness date
1956-07-03
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A2F2C8
Mode S (octal)
50571310
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1982-03-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N2897S.
  • 1956-07-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
Overview

About N2897S

N2897S is a Homebuilt P-38L-5, serial number 44-26761. The FAA register lists Worlds Greatest Aircraft Collection Inc as the registrant in Polk City, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 3, 1982 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated July 3, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N2897S.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N2897S.

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.