Light jet

N38FT

1961 Homebuilt T-38A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1961
Serial
5228
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Ge J85-5H
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Boeing Co (Corporation)
Based
Renton, WA
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Registration record

N38FT on the FAA register

Type
1961 Homebuilt T-38A
Serial
5228
Engines
2 × Ge J85-5H
Registered owner
Boeing Co
Renton, WA
Certificate issued
2000-06-22
Airworthiness date
2026-07-20
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A45980
Mode S (octal)
51054600
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 2000-06-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N38FT.
  • 1961
    Manufactured (1961).
Overview

About N38FT

N38FT is a 1961 Homebuilt T-38A, serial number 5228. The FAA register lists Boeing Co as the registrant in Renton, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 22, 2000 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Ge J85-5H engines and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated July 20, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N38FT.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N38FT.

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.