Midsize jet

N861TA

1978 Homebuilt F-16A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
78-0326
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
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Registration record

N861TA on the FAA register

Type
1978 Homebuilt F-16A
Serial
78-0326
Engines
P & W F100-PW200
Registered owner
Top Aces Corp
Mesa, AZ
Certificate issued
2026-02-17
Airworthiness date
2025-01-30
Registration expires
2033-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · crew training
Mode S (hex)
ABD438
Mode S (octal)
52752070
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-02-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N861TA to the current registrant.
  • 2025-01-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (crew training)).
  • 1998-04-20
    N861TA previously assigned to a Douglas DC-6B (s/n 43522); cancelled.
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N861TA

N861TA is a 1978 Homebuilt F-16A, serial number 78-0326. The FAA register lists Top Aces Corp as the registrant in Mesa, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 17, 2026 and expires on February 28, 2033.

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 January 30, 2025.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N861TA. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1998-01-02 Accident · Mcgrath, AK Damage: Destroyed NTSB · ANC98LA014
Reported aircraft: Douglas DC-6B — a different aircraft that carried the N861TA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The ingestion of snow into the windshield anti-ice system, and the resulting obscured windshield which made runway alignment not possible. Factors associated with this accident were the cold windshield, the reduced performance of the windshield anti-ice because of the short taxi by the crew, and the insufficient information on the system provided by the manufacturer.
1996-04-01 Accident · Beluga, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC96LA042
Reported aircraft: Douglas DC-6-B — a different aircraft that carried the N861TA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The Pilot-in-Command's selection of an unsuitable terrain area for taxi/parking and his misjudgment of the clearance required.

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.