N43RF - Lockheed WP-3D Aircraft Registration

N43RF 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 March 17, 1976. The registration is set to expire on October 31, 2029. The aircraft is configured with 21 seats. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A52242 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N43RF was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 27.9892, -82.0426 on March 2, 2026. The FAA registry record for N43RF was last updated on September 9, 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 N43RF. 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.