# Northrop T-38A - Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry) - Registry code: 6458004 - Manufacturer (registry): NORTHROP - Model: T-38A - Aircraft type: Fixed wing multi engine - Category: Airplane - Engines: 2 · Turbo-jet - Seats: 2 - Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb - Cruise speed: 442 mph - Certification: Not type certificated - Registered aircraft: 30 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/northrop-t-38a Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs) Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment. None matched. ## Registered aircraft (30) - [N38TZ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38TZ): [Boeing Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOEING%20CO), [Renton, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Renton), built 1965, S/N 5881 - [N901NA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N901NA): [National Aeronautics And Space Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AERONAUTICS%20AND%20SPACE%20ADMINISTRATION), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston), built 1966, S/N 66-8381 - [N902NA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N902NA): [National Aeronautics And Space Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AERONAUTICS%20AND%20SPACE%20ADMINISTRATION), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston), built 1963, S/N 63-8193 - [N903NA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N903NA): [National Aeronautics And Space Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AERONAUTICS%20AND%20SPACE%20ADMINISTRATION), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston), built 1963, S/N 63-8200 - [N904NA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N904NA): [National Aeronautics And Space Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AERONAUTICS%20AND%20SPACE%20ADMINISTRATION), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston), S/N 63-8204 - [N906NA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N906NA): [National Aeronautics And Space Administartion](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AERONAUTICS%20AND%20SPACE%20ADMINISTARTION), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston), S/N 65-10326 - [N907NA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N907NA): [National Aeronautics And Space Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AERONAUTICS%20AND%20SPACE%20ADMINISTRATION), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston), S/N 61-0912 - [N908NA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N908NA): [National Aeronautics And Space Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AERONAUTICS%20AND%20SPACE%20ADMINISTRATION), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston), built 1965, S/N 65-10328 - [N909NA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N909NA): [National Aeronautics And Space Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AERONAUTICS%20AND%20SPACE%20ADMINISTRATION), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston), built 1969, S/N 65-10351 - [N910NA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N910NA): [National Aeronautics And Space Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AERONAUTICS%20AND%20SPACE%20ADMINISTRATION), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston), S/N 65-10352 - [N913NA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N913NA): [National Aeronautics And Space Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AERONAUTICS%20AND%20SPACE%20ADMINISTRATION), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston), built 1965, S/N 65-10355 - [N914NA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N914NA): [National Aeronautics And Space Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AERONAUTICS%20AND%20SPACE%20ADMINISTRATION), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston), built 1965, S/N 65-10356 - [N915NA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N915NA): [National Aeronautics And Space Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AERONAUTICS%20AND%20SPACE%20ADMINISTRATION), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston), S/N 60-0585 - [N916NA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N916NA): [National Aeronautics And Space Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AERONAUTICS%20AND%20SPACE%20ADMINISTRATION), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston), built 1966, S/N 66-8382 - [N917NA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N917NA): [National Aeronautics And Space Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AERONAUTICS%20AND%20SPACE%20ADMINISTRATION), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston), built 1969, S/N 66-8383 - [N918NA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N918NA): [National Aeronautics And Space Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AERONAUTICS%20AND%20SPACE%20ADMINISTRATION), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston), built 1966, S/N 66-8384 - [N920NA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N920NA): [National Aeronautics And Space Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AERONAUTICS%20AND%20SPACE%20ADMINISTRATION), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston), built 1969, S/N 66-8386 - [N921NA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N921NA): [National Aeronautics And Space Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AERONAUTICS%20AND%20SPACE%20ADMINISTRATION), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston), built 1969, S/N 66-8387 - [N923NA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N923NA): [National Aeronautics And Space Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AERONAUTICS%20AND%20SPACE%20ADMINISTRATION), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston), built 1966, S/N 66-8355 - [N924NA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N924NA): [National Aeronautics And Space Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AERONAUTICS%20AND%20SPACE%20ADMINISTRATION), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston), built 1969, S/N 67-14825 - [N938TC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N938TC): [Blue Jet LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLUE%20JET%20LLC), [Scottsdale, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Scottsdale), built 1965, S/N 5781A - [N955NA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N955NA): [National Aeronautics And Space Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AERONAUTICS%20AND%20SPACE%20ADMINISTRATION), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston), built 1969, S/N 69-7082 - [N956NA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N956NA): [National Aeronautics And Space Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AERONAUTICS%20AND%20SPACE%20ADMINISTRATION), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston), built 1969, S/N 69-7084 - [N959NA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N959NA): [National Aeronautics And Space Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AERONAUTICS%20AND%20SPACE%20ADMINISTRATION), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston), built 1972, S/N 70-1550 - [N960NA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N960NA): [National Aeronautics And Space Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AERONAUTICS%20AND%20SPACE%20ADMINISTRATION), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston), built 1970, S/N 70-1552 - [N961NA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N961NA): [National Aeronautics And Space Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AERONAUTICS%20AND%20SPACE%20ADMINISTRATION), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston), built 1974, S/N 70-1555 - [N962NA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N962NA): [National Aeronautics And Space Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AERONAUTICS%20AND%20SPACE%20ADMINISTRATION), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston), built 1970, S/N 70-1556 - [N963NA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N963NA): [Nasa Johnson Space Center](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NASA%20JOHNSON%20SPACE%20CENTER), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston), S/N 59-1603 - [N966NA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N966NA): [National Aeronautics And Space Adminstration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AERONAUTICS%20AND%20SPACE%20ADMINSTRATION), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston), built 1965, S/N 65-10357 - [N967NA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N967NA): [National Aeronautics & Space Admin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AERONAUTICS%20%26%20SPACE%20ADMIN), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston), built 1969, S/N 65-10353 ## NTSB investigations None matched to aircraft with this model. ## FAA accident and incident reports (2) 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 20250711014359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250711014359I), Jul 11, 2025: Northrop T-38A (N967NA), Kiln, MS, Minor damage. On July 11, 2025, at approximately 2:39 pm local time, a NASA T-38 talon, a two seat jet aircraft touched down approximately 4-6 feet short of the concrete… - [Incident 20051116028759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051116028759I), Nov 16, 2005: Nortrp T38A (N913NA), Houston, TX, Minor damage. (-23) During practice missed approach after completion of practice ILS approach to rwy 35, at hullo intersection, suffered bird strike to right main gear,… ## The same model under other registry codes Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes. - [Northrop/Thornton T-38A](https://openairdocs.org/model/northrop-thornton-t-38a): 3 registered aircraft, registry code 6458005 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.