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North American F-86

9 on the U.S. register across 2 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1948 to 1952; half of them date from 1952 or earlier. Texas has the most (2). 100% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.

North American F-86: Family of US fighter aircraft
Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · North American F-86 Sabre on Wikipedia

About the F-86 from the FAA's model table

Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Business jets
Power
Turbojet, 1 engine
Common engines
Ge J47 Series (6)
Seats
1
Cruise speed
about 390 mph
Maker on the register
North American
Registered
earliest certificate November 24, 1987; newest March 3, 2023

Where they are owner's state

Texas2Pennsylvania1Oklahoma1Florida1District of Columbia1California1Arkansas1

Who owns them registrant type

LLC4 (44%)Corporation4 (44%)Government1 (11%)

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
F-86F7195277.8%
F-86A2194822.2%

When they were built by decade · 3 with no year on file

012451194051950

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

0012212011220141202222023

Registration status

Valid9 (100%)

Airworthiness certificate class

Experimental6 (67%)None on file3 (33%)

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Texas Air Command Museum INC1Smithsonian National Air And Space Museum1Mid Atlantic Air Museum1Heritage Air LLC1F-86 Sabrejet INC1Echo Matrix LLC1Comanche Fighters LLC1Acv Group LLC1

Fleet pages: Mid Atlantic Air Museum · Heritage Air LLC · Echo Matrix LLC · Comanche Fighters LLC · Acv Group LLC

Accident history NTSB records · 1 cases since 1982, 1 fatal

1987-04-25LAX87DVA06 · F-86F N86Z · accident near Shafter, CA · 1 killed

The 1 most recent of 1 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Rates per registered aircraft, phases of flight and causes are coming with the analytics stage. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many North American F-86 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

9 as of October 2, 2026, counting 2 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most North American F-86s?

Texas, with 2.

Who owns the North American F-86?

100% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 2 F-86A (all versions)

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N4912 North American
F-86A
Echo Matrix LLC
Bentonville, Arkansas
None on file 2023-03-03 Valid
N48178 North American
F-86A
Heritage Air LLC
Grove, Oklahoma
Experimental 2014-11-25 Valid