# N48178: 1948 North American F-86A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [North American F-86A](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-f-86a) (registry code 6401704, 1 seats)
- Engine: [GE J47 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-j47-series) (registry code 30009)
- Serial number: 48178
- Year built: 1948
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: September 4, 2015
- Certificate issued: November 25, 2014
- Expires: November 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A5EFBE
- Registered owner: [Heritage Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HERITAGE%20AIR%20LLC)
- Location: [Grove, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Grove)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 36.5955° N, 94.7407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 74344, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48178
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48178

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every GE J47 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (North American F-86A)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (GE J47 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N48178.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N48178.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N48178

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N48178 before.

- [Cancelled 1955-01-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48178-1955-01-14): Boeing A75N1, S/N 75-1007, built 1945. Owner: [Varner Henry L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VARNER%20HENRY%20L), [Scott Field, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Scott%20Field)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48178-undated): Cessna 152, S/N 15283296. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## Related

- Other North American F-86A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-f-86a/aircraft.md
- The GE J47 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-j47-series.md

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