N42RF - Lockheed WP-3D Aircraft Registration

N42RF is a Lockheed WP-3D, a four-engine turbo-prop aircraft registered to United States Department of Commerce in Lakeland, FL. The registration certificate was issued on February 26, 1976. The registration is set to expire on July 31, 2029. The aircraft is configured with 21 seats. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A4FAC3 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N42RF was last tracked by AviatorDB near Paradise Field (US-12827) on March 24, 2026. The FAA registry record for N42RF was last updated on August 18, 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 WP-3D model.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N42RF. 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.