# N111XD: 1972 Saab F-35 DRAKEN, registration cancelled 2015-05-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 8, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Saab F-35 DRAKEN](https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-f-35-draken) (registry code 7840344)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 35-1111
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: November 9, 2004
- Certificate issued: February 19, 1998
- Last registry action: March 16, 2010
- Mode S code: A031FB
- Owner when cancelled: [Vortex Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VORTEX%20INC)
- Location: [Newport News, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Newport%20News)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.1134° N, 76.5179° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23602, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N111XD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=111XD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111XD-2015-05-08

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Saab F-35 DRAKEN: https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-f-35-draken.md

## 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 19980818038029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980818038029I), Aug 18, 1998: N111XD, Newport News, VA, Minor damage. (-5) As pilot was completing his start procedure, maintenance personnel stationed near-by saw flames erupt from the aft fuselage (tailcone) with fluid also on…

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