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Models · Douglas · Business jets · data as of October 23, 2026

Douglas A-4

6 on the U.S. register. Built from 1970. Florida has the most (6). 100% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.

Douglas A-4: Carrier-based attack aircraft
Photo: Lt.JG Nelson, U.S. Navy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · Douglas A-4 Skyhawk on Wikipedia

About the A-4 from the FAA's model table

Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Business jets
Power
Turbojet, 1 engine
Common engines
P & W J52 P08 (4), P & W J52-P-8B (2)
Seats
1
Built of
aluminium
Maker on the register
Douglas
Registered
earliest certificate March 1, 2013; newest February 24, 2025

Where they are owner's state

By state, as a table
aircraft
Florida6

Who owns them registrant type

By owner type, as a table
aircraftshare
LLC6100%

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

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
A-4K61970100.0%

When they were built by decade

0234661970
By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19706

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

Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
20133
20192
20251

Registration status

By status, as a table
aircraftshare
Valid6100%

Airworthiness certificate class

By airworthiness certificate, as a table
aircraftshare
Experimental6100%

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Largest fleets, as a table
aircraft
Draken International LLC6

Fleet pages: Draken International LLC

Accident history NTSB records · 1 cases since 1982, 0 fatal

2023-07-12ERA23LA298 · A-4K N143EM · accident near Mcas Cherry Point, NC · serious injuries

The 1 most recent of 1 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Douglas A-4 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

6 as of October 23, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Douglas A-4s?

Florida, with 6.

Who owns the Douglas A-4?

100% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.

When were the Douglas A-4s on the register built?

In 1970.

How many Douglas A-4 accidents has the NTSB recorded?

1 accidents and incidents since 1982, 0 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.

What is the Douglas A-4 made of?

The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.

Connections how the A-4 links to the rest of the register

Design
Engines
Where they are
Biggest operators
Record

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/douglas/a-4.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 6

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N149EM Douglas
A-4K
Draken International LLC
Lakeland, Florida
Experimental 2025-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N142EM Douglas
A-4K
Draken International LLC
Lakeland, Florida
Experimental 2019-06-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N145EM Douglas
A-4K
Draken International LLC
Lakeland, Florida
Experimental 2019-06-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N144EM Douglas
A-4K
Draken International LLC
Lakeland, Florida
Experimental 2013-03-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N146EM Douglas
A-4K
Draken International LLC
Lakeland, Florida
Experimental 2013-03-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N147EM Douglas
A-4K
Draken International LLC
Lakeland, Florida
Experimental 2013-03-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes