# N444AV: 1957 Douglas/Atv A-4A, registration cancelled 2014-11-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 26, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Douglas/Atv A-4A](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-atv-a-4a) (registry code 3021007)
- Engine: [Wright J65-W series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-j65-w-series) (registry code 67039)
- Serial number: 14219
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: December 18, 1985
- Certificate issued: December 17, 1984
- Last registry action: March 23, 1991
- Mode S code: A5598D
- Owner when cancelled: [Advanced Aero Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ADVANCED%20AERO%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Newport Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Newport%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6346° N, 117.8749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92660, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N444AV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=444AV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N444AV-2014-11-26

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 Douglas/Atv A-4A: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-atv-a-4a.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 LAX87FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA225), Jun 4, 1987: Douglas A-4A (N444AV), California City, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19870604018339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870604018339A), Jun 4, 1987: Airpts A4 (N444AV), California City, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Crashed during filming of commercial after low level inverted flight.

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