# N2AD: 1947 Douglas/Wood Douglas W AD-1

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas/Wood Douglas W AD-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-wood-douglas-w-ad-1) (registry code 3026004, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Wright R3350-32WA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r3350-32wa) (registry code 67042)
- Serial number: 09257
- Year built: 1947
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: June 1, 2009
- Certificate issued: October 31, 2024
- Expires: October 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A18D55
- Registered owner: [Vintage Combat Aircraft LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VINTAGE%20COMBAT%20AIRCRAFT%20LLC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7376° N, 75.6671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19808, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2AD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2AD

From the FAA registry file of October 22, 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/Wood Douglas W AD-1)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Wright R3350-32WA)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N2AD.

## 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 20170615013309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170615013309I), Jun 15, 2017: Douglas/Wood Douglas W AD-1 (N2AD), Waukegan, IL, Minor damage. N2AD, after landing touch down, ran off the left side of runway 23 due to a failed right rudder pedal, damaging a taxiway light at taxiway a/b. there were no…

## Reports on N2AD not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N2AD, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19960504012419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960504012419I), May 4, 1996: Fokker F28MK0100 (N2AD), Buffalo, NY. Narrative: while enroute from isp to ord, American airlines flight 1467 diverted into buf due to a bird strike to the right engine. Aircraft landed and taxied…

## 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.

## Related

- Other Douglas/Wood Douglas W AD-1 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-wood-douglas-w-ad-1/aircraft.md
- The Wright R3350-32WA engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r3350-32wa.md

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