Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
NORTHROP T-38A
Fixed Wing Multi Engine · GE J85-5H
Registered
30
Year Range
1963–1974
NTSB Events
1
Airworthiness Directives
0
Aircraft Resources
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered NORTHROP T-38A aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- TX 93.3% 28
- WA 3.3% 1
- AZ 3.3% 1
By Decade of Manufacture
- 1960s 66.7% 20
- 1970s 13.3% 4
- Unknown 20.0% 6
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving NORTHROP T-38A aircraft
1 event(s) on file. Showing the most recent 1.
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Dec 10, 1969
N920NAPRUDHOE BAY, Alaska
NTSB Docket →
03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to NORTHROP T-38A
No matching airworthiness directives are on file for this make and model in the Federal Register.
04 / Regulations watching this type
Advisory Circulars and Federal Register activity for NORTHROP T-38A
Advisory Circulars
No ACs explicitly mention this type. Showing universal operating-rule ACs that apply to all aircraft.
Recent Federal Register activity
Latest rulemakings touching general operating rules (Part 91) and maintenance rules (Part 43).
- 2026-04-17 Settlement Policy for Small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Cases FR ↗
- 2026-02-10 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period; Denial of Extension FR ↗
- 2026-02-02 25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) Requirement, New Aircraft Production FR ↗
- 2026-01-28 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period FR ↗
- 2026-01-07 Requirements for Interference-Tolerant Radio Altimeter Systems FR ↗
05 / Aircraft of this type
All 30 registered N-numbers
Every tail currently on the FAA registry for this make/model. Click an N-number to query the FAA Aircraft Inquiry; rows flagged ● have NTSB events on file. Tails seeded with full TallyAero pages link directly.
| N-number | St | Year | NTSB | FAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N38TZ | WA | 1965 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N901NA | TX | 1966 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N902NA | TX | 1963 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N903NA | TX | 1963 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N904NA | TX | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N906NA | TX | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N907NA | TX | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N908NA | TX | 1965 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N909NA | TX | 1969 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N910NA | TX | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N913NA | TX | 1965 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N914NA | TX | 1965 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N915NA | TX | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N916NA | TX | 1966 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N917NA | TX | 1969 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N918NA | TX | 1966 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N920NA | TX | 1969 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N921NA | TX | 1969 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N923NA | TX | 1966 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N924NA | TX | 1969 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N938TC | AZ | 1965 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N955NA | TX | 1969 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N956NA | TX | 1969 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N959NA | TX | 1972 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N960NA | TX | 1970 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N961NA | TX | 1974 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N962NA | TX | 1970 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N963NA | TX | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N966NA | TX | 1965 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N967NA | TX | 1969 | · | Look up ↗ |
Source — FAA Aircraft Registry · click "Look up" to query the live registry record (owner, address, last airworthiness)
05 / Sources & Methodology
Every count traces back to a primary US-government source
- FAA Aircraft Registry →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
- NTSB CAROL →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
- Federal Register (FAA Airworthiness Directives) →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
We render counts and lists as the agency publishes them. Read the methodology →