# N791TA: 1978 Northrop F-5E

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Northrop F-5E](https://openairdocs.org/model/northrop-f-5e) (registry code 645035E, 1 seats)
- Engine: [GE J85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-j85-series) (registry code 30199)
- Serial number: 78-0791
- Year built: 1978
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: July 1, 2022
- Certificate issued: February 14, 2024
- Expires: February 28, 2031
- Mode S code: AABD66
- Registered owner: [Taslo LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TASLO%20LLC)
- Location: [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- Owner type: LLC
- 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=791TA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N791TA

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 GE J85 model are included.

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

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

None in force.

### Matched by engine (GE J85 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N791TA.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N791TA.

## 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 N791TA not matched to an aircraft (7)

They name N791TA, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR DJFA2008077](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DJFA2008077), Oct 22, 2008: DRAIN LINE. DISCONNECTED. CREW REPORTED FUEL ODOR WHEN STARTING THE APU AFTER LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU PURGE TANK OVERBORAD DRAINLINE DISCONNECTED. MAINTENANCE RE-INSTALLED THE
- [SDR DJFA2007132](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DJFA2007132), Nov 14, 2007: MASTER CYLINDER. WEAK. CREW REPORTED BRAKES FELT SPONGY AND TRAVELED A GREAT DISTANCE BEFORE BRAKING WAS FELT ON LANDING. THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDERS WERE BLED. THE MAIN AND EMERGENCY 
- [SDR DJFA2006317](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DJFA2006317), Sep 12, 2006: SMOKE DETECTOR. MALFUNCTIONED. THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE -BAG FIRE- LIGHT CAME ON FIVE TIMES DURING FINAL STAGES OF FLIGHT AND HAD ILLUMINATED FOR THREE TO FIVE SECONDS EACH TIME. MAINTENANC
- [SDR DJFA2006311](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DJFA2006311), Sep 5, 2006: SEAT TRACK. CRACKED. DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE VISIT A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE CO-PILOTS RIGHT COCKPIT SEAT RAIL WEB BETWEEN FRAMES 5 AND 7.
- [SDR DJFA2006262](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DJFA2006262), Jun 13, 2006: RUDDER PEDAL. STUCK. TRIP ID NR 1032333, FOLLOWING TAKEOFF AND DURING CLIMB CRUISE AND DESCENT BOTH PILOT AND CO-PILOT RUDDER PEDALS COULD NOT BE MOVED MORE THAN APPROXIMATELY 2 INC
- [SDR DJFA2005112](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DJFA2005112), Jun 19, 2005: WARNING LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. THE CREW REPORTED THAT 7 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF WHILE PASSING THROUGH 11,000 FEET, RECEIVED A REAR BAY OVERHEAT LIGHT. WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED BELOW 90 PERCENT, T
- [SDR DJFA2005109](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DJFA2005109), Jun 13, 2005: DUCT. BROKEN. DURING CLIMB, THE CREW RECEIVED A REAR BAY OVERHEAT ANNUNCIATOR. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO KIAD. A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE AND 

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Northrop F-5E aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/northrop-f-5e/aircraft.md
- The GE J85 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-j85-series.md

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