N140SC - 1974 Lockheed L-1011-385-1-15 Aircraft Registration

N140SC is a 1974 Lockheed L-1011-385-1-15, a three-engine turbo-fan aircraft registered to Orbital Sciences LLC in Mojave, CA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on October 7, 2014. The registration certificate was issued on April 1, 2021. The registration is set to expire on April 30, 2028. Powered by a Rolls-royc RB211-524B4 engine producing 49120 pounds of thrust, N140SC is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A0A443 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N140SC was last updated on May 5, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

Lockheed Corporation (now Lockheed Martin) was a major American aerospace company that produced legendary aircraft from the P-38 Lightning to the SR-71 Blackbird, L-1011 TriStar, and C-130 Hercules military transport. AviatorDB tracks 222 Lockheed aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the L-1011-385-1-15 model.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N140SC. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.