Midsize jet

N859TA

1978 Homebuilt F-16A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
78-0315
Class
Midsize jet
Engines
P & W F100-PW200
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Top Aces Corp (Non-citizen corporation)
Based
Mesa, AZ
Registration record

N859TA on the FAA register

Type
1978 Homebuilt F-16A
Serial
78-0315
Engines
P & W F100-PW200
Registered owner
Top Aces Corp
Mesa, AZ
Certificate issued
2022-04-05
Airworthiness date
2026-09-11
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · crew training
Mode S (hex)
ABCA71
Mode S (octal)
52745161
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-09-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (crew training)).
  • 2022-04-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N859TA.
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N859TA

N859TA is a 1978 Homebuilt F-16A, serial number 78-0315. The FAA register lists Top Aces Corp as the registrant in Mesa, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 5, 2022 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a midsize jet, one P & W F100-PW200 engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (crew training), dated September 11, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N859TA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N859TA.

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.