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Northrop F-5E: fleet, age & accident history
Aggregate figures from the FAA Aircraft Registry (current US civil registrations) and the NTSB Aviation Accident Database. No individual owners are named on this page.
Accident-rate context
NTSB-recorded events (loaded window) involving aircraft currently registered as this model, per 1,000 currently registered. Not a safety ranking; older events and deregistered aircraft are not counted.
Where Northrop F-5E aircraft are registered
Count of currently registered Northrop F-5E aircraft by registration state (FAA). Aggregate counts only.
| State | Registered |
|---|---|
| Nevada | 19 |
| Texas | 4 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
Other Northrop models
- T-38A · 30 registered
Was this Northrop F-5E ever wrecked under a different tail number?
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source: FAA Aircraft Registry source: NTSB FAA data as of 2026-08-17 computed 2026-08-24