# N156XD: 1976 Saab F-35 DRAKEN, registration cancelled 2017-04-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 4, 2017
- 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: 35-1156
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: January 20, 1998
- Certificate issued: May 14, 1997
- Last registry action: May 30, 2000
- Mode S code: A0E28A
- Owner when cancelled: [Flight Test Dynamics LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLIGHT%20TEST%20DYNAMICS%20LLC)
- Location: [Inyokern, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Inyokern)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9229° N, 118.0789° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93527, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N156XD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=156XD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N156XD-2017-04-04

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

## 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 IAD98LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA073), Jun 26, 1998: Saab-Scania F-35 Draken (N156XD), Oceana, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's inadequate fuel management which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power. A related factor was the pilot's unfamiliarity with the fuel system.

## 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 19980626037849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980626037849A), Jun 26, 1998: Saab F35DRAKEN (N156XD), Nassau, Bahamas, Substantial damage. (-23)Pilot reported engine flame-out app. 35 miles off the coast of Virginia beach. Pilot ejected from aircraft just prior to aircraft impacting dirt field in…

## Other aircraft with N156XD

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N156XD): Cessna 172N, S/N 17268718

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