# N852TA: 1978 Lockheed Martin F-16B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Lockheed Martin F-16B](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-martin-f-16b) (registry code 5260428, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney F100-PW200](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-f100-pw200) (registry code 52378)
- Serial number: 78-0360
- Year built: 1978
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Experimental, crew training
- Airworthiness date: May 22, 2026
- Certificate issued: July 24, 2024
- Expires: July 31, 2031
- Mode S code: ABB070
- Registered owner: [Top Aces Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOP%20ACES%20CORP)
- Location: [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)
- Owner type: Non-citizen corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3207° N, 111.6313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85212, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=852TA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N852TA

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.

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

### Matched by airframe (Lockheed Martin F-16B)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney F100-PW200)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N852TA.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N852TA.

## 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 N852TA

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N852TA before.

- [Cancelled 2012-03-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N852TA-2012-03-27): Aviat A-1B, S/N 2388, built 2007. Exported to Botswana. Owner: [Tundra Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TUNDRA%20AVIATION%20INC), [Casselton, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Casselton)
- [Cancelled 1980-05-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N852TA-1980-05-14): Fairchild FH-227, S/N 532, built 1967. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Atlas Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ATLAS%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

## Related

- Other Lockheed Martin F-16B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-martin-f-16b/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney F100-PW200 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-f100-pw200.md

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