Light jet

N48178

1948 Homebuilt F-86A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1948
Serial
48178
Class
Light jet
Engines
Ge J47 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Heritage Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Grove, OK
Registration record

N48178 on the FAA register

Type
1948 Homebuilt F-86A
Serial
48178
Engines
Ge J47 series
Registered owner
Heritage Air LLC
Grove, OK
Certificate issued
2014-11-25
Airworthiness date
2015-09-04
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A5EFBE
Mode S (octal)
51367676
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-09-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2014-11-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N48178 to the current registrant.
  • 1955-01-14
    N48178 previously assigned to a Boeing/Stearman A75 N1 / PT-17 Kaydet (s/n 75-1007); cancelled.
  • 1948
    Manufactured (1948).
Overview

About N48178

N48178 is a 1948 Homebuilt F-86A, serial number 48178. The FAA register lists Heritage Air LLC as the registrant in Grove, Oklahoma. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 25, 2014 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, one Ge J47 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated September 4, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N48178.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N48178.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.