Aircraft record

N39FS1963 North American T-39A

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Oct 2005)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration: Valid; expires Apr 30, 2028
Based in: Mojave, CA; owner city / state
Engine: J-60-P3A · 3,000 lb thrust; P & W
Owners: 1; since 2009
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 2005
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 1; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Registered owner: Bae Systems Technology Solutions & Services INC
Owner type: Corporation
City, state: Mojave, CA
Certificate issued: Sep 10, 2009
Expires: Apr 30, 2028
Airworthiness: Experimental · Research and Development
Airworthiness date: Jun 6, 2019

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer: North American
Model: T-39A
Year: 1963
Serial number: 62-4480
Aircraft type: Fixed wing multi engine
Category: Land
Certification: Not Type Certificated
Seats: 6
Engines: 2
Max takeoff weight: 20,000 and over lb
Mode S code: A480FE

Engine

Make and model: P & W J-60-P3a
Type: Turbo-jet
Power: 3,000 lb thrust

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

2009 – nowBae Systems Technology Solutions & Services INCMojave, CA · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Oct 17, 2005 · Mojave, CA

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing roll. A wet runway surface was a factor.

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: None
Report: LAX06LA017

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for LAX06LA017)

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (1)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

Electrical power · starter gen · failedNov 1, 2008
STARTER GEN PREVIOUSLY HAD A FIELD FAILURE-COMPLETE MELT DOWN AFTER APPROX 12 FLIGHTS AFTER OVERHAUL. IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AND REINSTALLED. AFTER APPROX 4 FLIGHTS IT WOULD NOT CONSISTENTLY CARRY THE LOAD. ACFT REGULATION/CHARGING SYST CHECKED AND FOUND CORRECT. THE INSP COVER ON THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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