# N648: 1952 Lockheed T-33A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Lockheed T-33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-t-33a) (registry code 5260402, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Allison J33-A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-j33-a-series) (registry code 03007)
- Serial number: 51-6953
- Year built: 1952
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, market survey
- Airworthiness date: February 15, 1977
- Certificate issued: February 20, 2002
- Expires: October 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A882F2
- Registered owner: [Collings Foundation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLLINGS%20FOUNDATION)
- Location: [Stow, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Stow)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.4299° N, 71.5116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01775, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=648
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N648

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Allison J33-A model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Lockheed T-33A)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Allison J33-A series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N648.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 19880730060479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880730060479I), Jul 30, 1988: Lkheed T33A (N648), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Indication that pilot touched down short of runway hitting lights. Left gear bent back and nose gear sheared off.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N648

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N648 before.

- [Cancelled 1929-10-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N648-1929-10-11): Kirkham Products TWIN FLOAT BIPLANE, S/N A-1479. Owner: [Alfred J Williams](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALFRED%20J%20WILLIAMS), [Pittsburgh, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Pittsburgh)

## Related

- Other Lockheed T-33A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-t-33a/aircraft.md
- The Allison J33-A series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-j33-a-series.md

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