Light jet

N38TZ

1965 Homebuilt T-38A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1965
Serial
5881
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Ge J85-5H
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Boeing Co (Corporation)
Based
Renton, WA
Registration record

N38TZ on the FAA register

Type
1965 Homebuilt T-38A
Serial
5881
Engines
2 × Ge J85-5H
Registered owner
Boeing Co
Renton, WA
Certificate issued
2011-01-25
Airworthiness date
2022-06-22
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A45AB2
Mode S (octal)
51055262
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-06-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 2011-01-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N38TZ.
  • 1965
    Manufactured (1965).
Overview

About N38TZ

N38TZ is a 1965 Homebuilt T-38A, serial number 5881. The FAA register lists Boeing Co as the registrant in Renton, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 25, 2011 and expires on January 31, 2030.

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 June 22, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N38TZ.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N38TZ.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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