Light jet

N862TA

1978 Homebuilt F-16A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
78-0312
Class
Light 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

N862TA on the FAA register

Type
1978 Homebuilt F-16A
Serial
78-0312
Engines
P & W F100-PW200
Registered owner
Top Aces Corp
Mesa, AZ
Certificate issued
2022-07-20
Airworthiness date
2026-01-21
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · crew training
Mode S (hex)
ABD7EF
Mode S (octal)
52753757
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-01-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (crew training)).
  • 2022-07-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N862TA.
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N862TA

N862TA is a 1978 Homebuilt F-16A, serial number 78-0312. The FAA register lists Top Aces Corp as the registrant in Mesa, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 20, 2022 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, one P & W F100-PW200 engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (crew training), dated January 21, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N862TA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N862TA.

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.