Aircraft Description
N163EM is a 1972 Mcdonnell Douglas A4N, a single-engine turbo-jet aircraft registered to Draken International LLC in Lakeland, FL. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on December 30, 2024. The registration certificate was issued on June 27, 2019. The registration is set to expire on June 30, 2029. Powered by a P & W J52-P-408 engine producing 7500 pounds of thrust, N163EM is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A0FD43 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N163EM was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 35.3719, -77.5659 on April 2, 2026. The FAA registry record for N163EM was last updated on April 6, 2026. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
McDonnell Douglas (now part of Boeing) was a major American aircraft manufacturer that produced the F-15 Eagle, F/A-18 Hornet, DC-10, and MD-80 series commercial airliners. AviatorDB tracks 275 Mcdonnell Douglas aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the A4N model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N163EM. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC