Light jet

N871TA

1980 Homebuilt F-16A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
80-0661
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

N871TA on the FAA register

Type
1980 Homebuilt F-16A
Serial
80-0661
Engines
P & W F100-PW200
Registered owner
Top Aces Corp
Mesa, AZ
Certificate issued
2022-10-04
Airworthiness date
2025-08-27
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
ABFBB7
Mode S (octal)
52775667
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-08-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 2022-10-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N871TA.
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
Overview

About N871TA

N871TA is a 1980 Homebuilt F-16A, serial number 80-0661. The FAA register lists Top Aces Corp as the registrant in Mesa, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 4, 2022 and expires on October 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 (research & development), dated August 27, 2025.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N871TA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N871TA.

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.