Mcdonnell Douglas A4
6 on the U.S. register. Built from 1972 to 1978; half of them date from 1972 or earlier. 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.
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About the A4 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Business jets
- Power
- Turbojet, 1 engine
- Common engines
- P & W J52-P-408 (5), P&W J52-P-408A (1)
- Seats
- 2
- Built of
- aluminium
- Maker on the register
- Mcdonnell Douglas
- Registered
- earliest certificate January 7, 2015; newest June 27, 2019
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| A4N | 6 | 1972 to 1978 | 100.0% |
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental | 6 | 100% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Draken International LLC | 6 |
Fleet pages: Draken International LLC
Accident history NTSB records · 0 cases since 1982, 0 fatal
No NTSB accident or incident records match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How models compare: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Mcdonnell Douglas A4 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 Mcdonnell Douglas A4s?
Florida, with 6.
Who owns the Mcdonnell Douglas A4?
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 Mcdonnell Douglas A4s on the register built?
Between 1972 and 1978; half of them in 1972 or earlier.
What is the Mcdonnell Douglas A4 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.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Mcdonnell Douglas A4 the component layer
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. No FAA order in the current files names this model. Operators and repair shops have filed 3 failure reports with the FAA since 2004, 3 of them in the last ten years: about 25.0 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is engine.
Failure reports 3 since 2004 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 04 | 1 |
| 06 | 2 |
By system
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Fuel Control | 2 |
| Fcu | 1 |
Latest reports
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the A4 links to the rest of the register
- Mcdonnell Douglas 254 aircraft on the register
- Mcdonnell Douglas A4N 6 registered
- Built of aluminium
- Pratt & Whitney J52-P-408 5 of these aircraft
- Pratt & Whitney J52-P-408A 1 of these aircraft
- Florida 6 of these aircraft
- Draken International LLC 6 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the A4 0 cases since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Failure reports filed on the A4 3 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/mcdonnell-douglas/a4.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 6
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N161EM | Mcdonnell Douglas A4N |
Draken International LLC Lakeland, Florida |
Experimental | 2019-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N162EM | Mcdonnell Douglas A4N |
Draken International LLC Lakeland, Florida |
Experimental | 2019-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N163EM | Mcdonnell Douglas A4N |
Draken International LLC Lakeland, Florida |
Experimental | 2019-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N164EM | Mcdonnell Douglas A4N |
Draken International LLC Lakeland, Florida |
Experimental | 2019-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N167EM | Mcdonnell Douglas A4N |
Draken International LLC Lakeland, Florida |
Experimental | 2019-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N166EM | Mcdonnell Douglas A4N |
Draken International LLC Lakeland, Florida |
Experimental | 2015-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |