# N149EM: 1970 Douglas A-4K

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas A-4K](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-a-4k) (registry code 3021027, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney J52-P-8B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-j52-p-8b) (registry code 51756)
- Serial number: 14085
- Year built: 1970
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: April 10, 2025
- Certificate issued: February 24, 2025
- Expires: February 29, 2032
- Mode S code: A0C48F
- Registered owner: [Draken International LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DRAKEN%20INTERNATIONAL%20LLC)
- Location: [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 27.9789° N, 82.0159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33811, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=149EM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N149EM

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Douglas A-4K)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney J52-P-8B)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N149EM.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20260911012369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260911012369I), Sep 11, 2026: Douglas A-4K (N149EM), Kinston, NC, Minor damage. On 09/11/2026 at approximately 1425Z [privacy data omitted], a Douglas A-4 skyhawk callsign jedi 1, landed gear-up at kiso rwy 23. The aircraft was landing…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N149EM

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N149EM before.

- [Cancelled 2018-01-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N149EM-2018-01-11): Mcknight Eckward N JR FOKKER DR1, S/N 149. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Mcknight Eckward N Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCKNIGHT%20ECKWARD%20N%20JR), [Boyle, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Boyle)

## Related

- Other Douglas A-4K aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-a-4k/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney J52-P-8B engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-j52-p-8b.md

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