N263WL is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mcdonnell Douglas A4N. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 15, 2004. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Mcdonnell Douglas A4N cancelled April 15, 2004
- Serial number
- 159523
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Turbojet
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- October 2, 2001
- Last FAA action
- October 2, 2001
- Last owner
- Advanced Training Systems International INC (Corporation)
Mesa, AZ - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N263WL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mcdonnell Douglas A-4N · serial 159523
The lose of engine power during descent due to the in-flight collision with a bird which FOD damaged the engine and subsequently melted the turbine section. A contributing factor was the airplane's malfunctioning ejection seat.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site