Aircraft Description
N685TC is a 1968 Northrop F-5A, a twin-engine turbo-jet aircraft registered to Magnus Caro LLC in Alpine, WY. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on July 2, 2008. The registration certificate was issued on February 23, 2025. The registration is set to expire on February 29, 2032. Powered by a Ge J85 SER engine producing 2950 pounds of thrust, N685TC is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A91776 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N685TC was last updated on February 23, 2025. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Northrop Corporation (now Northrop Grumman) was an American aircraft manufacturer known for innovative flying wing designs and the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. AviatorDB tracks 77 Northrop aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the F-5A model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N685TC. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC