# N140EM: 1970 Douglas TA-4K, registration cancelled 2021-03-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 4, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas TA-4K](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-ta-4k) (registry code 3021028)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney J52 P08](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-j52-p08) (registry code 51758)
- Serial number: 157914
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: August 10, 2016
- Certificate issued: June 27, 2019
- Last registry action: June 27, 2019
- Mode S code: A0A320
- Owner when cancelled: [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 was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N140EM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=140EM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N140EM-2021-03-04

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Douglas TA-4K: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-ta-4k.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR16FA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA166), Aug 18, 2016: Douglas TA-4K (N140EM), Las Vegas, NV, destroyed. Probable cause: Foreign object debris in the engine's main fuel control unit, which restricted fuel flow and subsequently resulted in the loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the installation or…

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