Light jet

N518TA

2010 Homebuilt TA-4J

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2010
Serial
MD 14291
Class
Light jet
Engines
P & W J52-P-8B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aquila Aero LLC (LLC)
Based
Denison, TX
Registration record

N518TA on the FAA register

Type
2010 Homebuilt TA-4J
Serial
MD 14291
Engines
P & W J52-P-8B
Registered owner
Aquila Aero LLC
Denison, TX
Certificate issued
2025-06-02
Airworthiness date
2010-03-26
Registration expires
2032-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A680D1
Mode S (octal)
51500321
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-06-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N518TA to the current registrant.
  • 2010-03-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1981-06-23
    N518TA previously assigned to a Fairchild FH-227 (s/n 502); cancelled.
Overview

About N518TA

N518TA is a 2010 Homebuilt TA-4J, serial number MD 14291. The FAA register lists Aquila Aero LLC as the registrant in Denison, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 2, 2025 and expires on June 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, one P & W J52-P-8B engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated March 26, 2010.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N518TA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N518TA.

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.