# GE J79-J1E

- Type: Engine model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 30161
- Manufacturer (registry): GE
- Model: J79-J1E
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Power: 18,750 lb thrust
- Installed in: 5 registered aircraft
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-j79-j1e

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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## Registered aircraft (5)

- [N401AX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N401AX): [Airborne Tactical Advantage Co LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRBORNE%20TACTICAL%20ADVANTAGE%20CO%20LLC), [Newport News, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Newport%20News), built 1980, S/N 136
- [N402AX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N402AX): [Airborne Tactical Advantage Co LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRBORNE%20TACTICAL%20ADVANTAGE%20CO%20LLC), [Newport News, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Newport%20News), built 1980, S/N 134
- [N405AX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N405AX): [Airborne Tactical Advantage Co LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRBORNE%20TACTICAL%20ADVANTAGE%20CO%20LLC), [Newport News, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Newport%20News), built 1981, S/N 145
- [N406AX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N406AX): [Airborne Tactical Advantage Co LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRBORNE%20TACTICAL%20ADVANTAGE%20CO%20LLC), [Newport News, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Newport%20News), built 1979, S/N 106
- [N407AX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N407AX): [Airborne Tactical Advantage Company LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRBORNE%20TACTICAL%20ADVANTAGE%20COMPANY%20LLC), [Newport News, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Newport%20News), built 1981, S/N 125

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA12PA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12PA049), Mar 6, 2012: Israel Aircraft Industries F21-C2 (N404AX), Fallon, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion following missed approaches due to deficient ATC handling under weather conditions which were significantly lower than forecast. The second missed approach may have been initiated due…

## 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.

- [Accident 20120306005029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120306005029A), Mar 6, 2012: Israel Aircraft Industries KFIR-C2 (N404AX), Fallon, NV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On March 6, 2012 at 0914 pacific standard time, an Israel Aircraft Industries (iai) kfir F-21C2 single-seat turbojet fighter, registration N404AX, operated by…

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