# N143EM: 1970 Douglas A-4K, registration cancelled 2023-12-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 26, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas A-4K](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-a-4k) (registry code 3021027)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney J52 P08](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-j52-p08) (registry code 51758)
- Serial number: 154905
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Experimental, crew training
- Airworthiness date: June 29, 2020
- Certificate issued: June 27, 2019
- Last registry action: August 11, 2023
- Mode S code: A0AE45
- 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/N143EM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=143EM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N143EM-2023-12-26

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 A-4K: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-a-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 ERA23LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA298), Jul 12, 2023: Douglas A-4K (N143EM), MCAS Cherry Point, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to identify and appropriately respond to an anomalous nose-down trim condition during the takeoff roll, which resulted in his decision to eject and the airplane’s subsequent…

## 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.

- [Accident 20230712015389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230712015389A), Jul 12, 2023: Douglas A-4K (N143EM), Cherry Point, NC, Destroyed. The flight on 07/12/2023 was being conducted under public use for a [privacy data omitted]. After completing pre-takeoff procedures and confirming proper…

## Other aircraft with N143EM

- [Cancelled 1990-12-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N143EM-1990-12-17): Embraer EMB-110P1A, S/N 110444. Exported to Panama. Owner: [Embraer Aircraft Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EMBRAER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORPORATION), [Ft Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Lauderdale)

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