N959AD - 1952 Douglas AD-4N Aircraft Registration

N959AD is a 1952 Douglas AD-4N, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to East Iowa Air INC in Bennett, IA. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on May 22, 2007. The registration certificate was issued on October 24, 2013. The registration is set to expire on October 31, 2029. Powered by a Wright R3350-26WD engine producing 2700 horsepower, N959AD is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AD561A (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N959AD was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 42.2204, -91.1633 on June 8, 2025. The FAA registry record for N959AD was last updated on September 9, 2023. 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 363 Douglas aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the AD-4N model.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N959AD. 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.