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N653TA

Northrop F-5E

Valid Nevada

N653TA is a Northrop F-5E, a fixed-wing airplane with more than one motor with turbojet engines, built in 1978. It has 1 seat. It is registered to Tactical Air Support INC, a corporation in Reno, Nevada. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 3, 2017 and expires on August 31, 2027. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for exhibition, dated June 20, 2025.

Aircraft

Maker
Northrop
Model
F-5E
Serial number
78-0794
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine
Power
Turbojet, 2 motors · Ge J85-21C · 3,600 lb thrust
Seats
1
Year built
1978
Transponder code
A89989 (octal 52114611)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 3, 2017
Expires
August 31, 2027
Last FAA action
March 10, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition · June 20, 2025
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
01252755

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Tactical Air Support INC
Type
Corporation
Address
14505 Mount Anderson St
Reno, NV 89506-1244

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data