N426NA
- Aircraft
- Lockheed WP-3D OrionP3
- Operator
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Mode-S
- A51316
- Flies as
- NASA426
- Registry
- United States
- FAA status
- Valid
P3 registered to National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Airframe passport
The current identity we can safely join across FAA registration and movement records. Each claim keeps its source boundary visible.
LOCKHEED P3B operated by National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
FAA Registry N426NA · snapshot Aug 10, 2026 ↗Evidence history
A permanent timeline of exact-aircraft FAA observations. Registry changes and indexed filings share the chronology, but filings are not treated as the cause of a registry change.
Tracked in retained FAA snapshots since May 31, 2026; no identity changes or exact-tail indexed filings are currently loaded.
Where it flies
Every leg this tail has flown — brighter where it flies most. Home field is ringed.
Flight history
Every tracked trip with route and shape. Event tags mark calendar-linked trips; documented rows have a published JetSweep story or research note.
Ownership
Attributed to NASA P-3 Orion NASA426 · registry confirmed · high confidence