# N708TA: Northrop F 5F

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Northrop F 5F](https://openairdocs.org/model/northrop-f-5f) (registry code 645035F, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 75-0720
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Certificate issued: July 15, 2026
- Expires: July 31, 2033
- Mode S code: A973F0
- Registered owner: [Tactical Air Support Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TACTICAL%20AIR%20SUPPORT%20INC)
- Location: [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.6988° N, 119.8263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89506, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=708TA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N708TA

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.

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

### Matched by airframe (Northrop F 5F)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N708TA.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N708TA.

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N708TA not matched to an aircraft (8)

They name N708TA, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR DJFA2008030](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DJFA2008030), Mar 21, 2008: HMU. FAILED. ON TAXI FOR TAKE-OFF, WHILE PERFORMING THE EFC TEST, THE NR 2 ENGINE SHUT DOWN UNCOMMANDED. MAINTENANCE CHECKED RIGGING AND PERFORMED SEVERAL OPERATIONAL CHECKS
- [SDR DJFA2008027](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DJFA2008027), Mar 17, 2008: CONNECTOR. DIRTY. ON TAXI TO TAKEOFF, DURING EFC TEST, CREW EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMANDED SHUTDOWN OF THE NR 2 ENGINE. MAINTENANCE CLEANED THE EFC CONNECTOR AND PERFORMED SEVERAL GR
- [SDR DJFA2007131](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DJFA2007131), Nov 13, 2007: UNKNOWN. ODOR. THE CREW REPORTED HOT ODOR FROM CABIN DUCTING. RT SIDE TABLE FELT HOT AFTER SHUTDOWN. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE SIDEWALL PANEL AND INSPECTED DUCTING. THE AIRCRAFT
- [SDR DJFA2006327](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DJFA2006327), Oct 8, 2006: RIB. CRACKED. DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE VISIT WHILE PERFORMING AN INSPECTION OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER RIBS AND ROLLERS, THE LEFT INBOARD HORIZONTAL STABILIZER NOSE R
- [SDR DJFA2005127](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DJFA2005127), Aug 7, 2005: LINE. RUPTURED. ON LANDING ROLL AS THE A/C SLOWED THROUGH 55 KTS BRAKE PRESSURE WAS LOST AND THE THRUST REVERSERS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THE EMERGENCY BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO STOP TH
- [SDR DJFA2005123](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DJFA2005123), Aug 2, 2005: ACTUATOR. UNSERVICEABLE. THE CREW REPORTED, AFTER LEVELING OFF AT 11,000 FT, ATTEMPTED TO TRIM THE NOSE OF THE A/C DOWN. WHILE PASSING 200 KTS, IT WAS NOTED THAT NO FURTHER TRIM WAS AVA
- [SDR DJFA2005049](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DJFA2005049), Jan 9, 2005: CABLE ASSY. BINDING. CREW REPORTED THAT WHILE AT CRUISE FL390 FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES, THEY WERE UNABLE TO ADJUST THE LEFT POWER LEVER AS IT WOULD NOT MOVE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DE
- [SDR RASFTYRK178](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RASFTYRK178), Nov 13, 2001: MOUNT BRACKET. CRACKED. WHILE PERFORMING A ROUTINE SCHEDULED INSPECTION, INSPECTORS NOTED THE LT FORWARD ENGINE MOUNT BRACKET TO BE CRACKED APPROX 50 PERCENT THROUGH THE LOWER HALF.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N708TA

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N708TA before.

- [Cancelled 2017-12-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N708TA-2017-12-07): Textron 208B, S/N 208B5402, built 2017. Exported to Botswana. Owner: [Textron Financial Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEXTRON%20FINANCIAL%20CORP), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## Related

- Other Northrop F 5F aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/northrop-f-5f/aircraft.md

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