N857TA - 1978 Lockheed Martin F-16A Aircraft Registration

N857TA is a 1978 Lockheed Martin F-16A, a single-engine turbo-fan aircraft registered to Top Aces Corp in Mesa, AZ. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on September 30, 2025. The registration certificate was issued on February 18, 2026. The registration is set to expire on February 28, 2033. Powered by a P & W F100-PW200 engine producing 23770 pounds of thrust, N857TA is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ABC303 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N857TA was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 28.9771, -84.2276 on April 2, 2026. The FAA registry record for N857TA was last updated on February 18, 2026. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

Lockheed Corporation (now Lockheed Martin) was a major American aerospace company that produced legendary aircraft from the P-38 Lightning to the SR-71 Blackbird, L-1011 TriStar, and C-130 Hercules military transport. AviatorDB tracks 25 Lockheed Martin aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the F-16A model.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N857TA. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.