FAA reports A-4 Down

[Dan K]

IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 132AT Make/Model: EXP Description: EXP- A4D DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CO.
Date: 07/08/2010 Time: 2110

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial

LOCATION
City: FALLON State: NV Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEM AFTER TAKE-OFF; THE ONE PERSON ONBOARD
EJECTED AND AIRPLANE CRASHED; FALLON NAVAL AIR STATION, FALLON, NV

From the registration database:

Aircraft Serial Number: 12374
Manufacturer Name DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CO INC
Certificate Issue Date 05/01/2006
Model A4D-2N Status Valid
Type Aircraft Fixed Wing Single-Engine Type Engine Turbo-jet

MFR Year 1960

Registered Owner

Name A-4L LLC
Street 8191 E KAISER BLVD

City ANAHEIM State CALIFORNIA
County ORANGE Zip Code 92808-2214
Country UNITED STATES


Airworthiness

Engine Manufacturer WRIGHT Classification Experimental
Engine Model J65-W SERIES Category Exhibition

[mustanglover]

IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 132AT Make/Model: EXP Description: EXP- A4D DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CO.
Date: 07/08/2010 Time: 2110

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial

LOCATION
City: FALLON State: NV Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEM AFTER TAKE-OFF; THE ONE PERSON ONBOARD
EJECTED AND AIRPLANE CRASHED; FALLON NAVAL AIR STATION, FALLON, NV

From the registration database:

Aircraft Serial Number: 12374
Manufacturer Name DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CO INC
Certificate Issue Date 05/01/2006
Model A4D-2N Status Valid
Type Aircraft Fixed Wing Single-Engine Type Engine Turbo-jet

MFR Year 1960

Registered Owner

Name A-4L LLC
Street 8191 E KAISER BLVD

City ANAHEIM State CALIFORNIA
County ORANGE Zip Code 92808-2214
Country UNITED STATES


Airworthiness

Engine Manufacturer WRIGHT Classification Experimental
Engine Model J65-W SERIES Category Exhibition

http://www.rgj.com/article/20100708/NEWS/100708028
http://www.lahontanvalleynews.com/artic ... ofile=1045
http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/98060089.html

[mustangdriver]

I'd be interested to hear Rick H's and Dave's thoughts on this as to what they think happened.

[Sabremech]

Hi Guys,
I did hear about it and know a few of the details. I'm going to say it's best to wait until the the investigation is done. We will continue to operate our A4. One thing to note, that the ejection was successful with no injury to the crew member.
Thanks,
David
WHF Maint

[lmritger]

The article suggests it might've been a contractor such as ATAC (which has aircraft at PHF near my house), and not one of the beautiful, recently restored warbirds... very glad the pilot egressed successfully, sucks to lose a flying Scooter though.

Lynn

[Randy Haskin]

Do we know the name/initials of the pilot?

[RickH]

It's an aircraft leased to ATAC. It is an L model, one of the recently restored Maylasian aircraft. It had been modded with the IG3 Escapac seat. Thank God it worked as advertised ! We trained all of ATAC's A-4 guys to a civilian type rating with the TA-4. I do not know who it was. They are all good guys and I consider them friends....

[Nathan]

How many A-4's do they have? Glad some more are being flown that I knew of!

[Joe Scheil]

Some partial history on the airframe for those interested...

A4D-2N Bu 145128 c/n 12374

18 June 63 VMA 242 USMCAS Cherry Point
01 Aug 63 H&MS 14 USMCAS Cherry Point
04 Jan 66 VA-172 USS Bon Homme Richard
05 Jan 67 NAS Cubi Point
07 July 69 VSF-1 Det 10 NAS Alameda
22 Dec 69 NAS Los Alamitos
03 Dec 70 VA-305
date unknown: conversion to A-4L
01 May 74 VC-2 NAS Oceana
26 July 76 MASDC
28 Aug 00 to DMI Yard Tucson
30 June 08 registered N132AT

I have found no photographs yet of this one ....

[mrhenniger]

How many A-4's do they have? Glad some more are being flown that I knew of!

Here is a list...
Aerial Visuals - Airframe Search
...not guaranteed to be complete.

Mike

EDIT: The original link was bad. I fixed it.

Last edited by mrhenniger on Thu Jul 15, 2010 4:25 pm, edited 1 time in total.

[Vulture]

Confused: Who is A-4L LLC? and I thought the Kfir guys were flying the old ATSI N models?

[RickH]

A4L LLC is a separate company who bought some of the Malaysian L models that were in storage in Tucson for many years. The ATSI Ns were leased by ATAC ( The KFIR guys ) until the Ls became available. They were flying three Ls now they have two. I believe that they have already returned a few of the Ns to ATSI.

[lvkeith83]

A-4L N132AT taken a few months ago @ Pt Mugu