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N862TA

General Dynamics F-16A

Valid Arizona

N862TA is a General Dynamics F-16A, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with turbofan engines, built in 1978. It has 1 seat. It is registered to Top Aces CORP, a non-citizen corporation in Mesa, Arizona. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 20, 2022 and expires on July 31, 2029. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for crew training, dated January 21, 2026.

Aircraft

Maker
General Dynamics
Model
F-16A
Serial number
78-0312
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Turbofan, 1 motor · P & W F100-PW200 · 23,770 lb thrust
Seats
1
Year built
1978
Transponder code
ABD7EF (octal 52753757)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 20, 2022
Expires
July 31, 2029
Last FAA action
August 18, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Crew training · January 21, 2026
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
01363125

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Top Aces CORP
Type
Non-citizen corporation
Address
7852 E Velocity Way
Mesa, AZ 85212

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data