# N263WL: Mcdonnell Douglas A4N, registration cancelled 2004-04-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 15, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas A4N](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-a4n) (registry code 3021019)
- Serial number: 159523
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 2, 2001
- Last registry action: October 2, 2001
- Mode S code: A28C21
- Owner when cancelled: [Advanced Training Systems International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ADVANCED%20TRAINING%20SYSTEMS%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC)
- Location: [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3207° N, 111.6313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85212, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N263WL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=263WL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N263WL-2004-04-15

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 Mcdonnell Douglas A4N: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-a4n.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 DEN03TA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03TA079), May 10, 2003: McDonnell Douglas A-4N (N263WL), Salt Lake City, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The lose of engine power during descent due to the in-flight collision with a bird which FOD damaged the engine and subsequently melted the turbine section. A contributing factor was the airplane's…

## 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 20030510008039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030510008039A), May 10, 2003: Doug A4N (N263WL), Syracuse, UT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The aircraft departed from williams gateway airport enroute to cold lake, Canada with two other A4'S with a planned fuel stop at hill afb. After…

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