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    Airframe Family: Douglas A4D/A-4 Skyhawk
    Latest Model:A-4M Skyhawk
    Last Military Serial:158182 USMC
    Construction Number:14219
    Last Civil Registration:N444AV
    Compressed ID:Douglas A-4M sn 158182 USMC cn 1421...
    Latest Owner or Location:Advanced Aero Enterprises Inc, Newport Beach, CA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an A-4M.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Marine Corps with BuNo 158182.
    Your Assistance is Needed: Can you confirm 158182 is a military serial? If so is the correct military service assigned to this military serial number?
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    To unknown owner with c/r N444AV.

    17 December 1984

    To Advanced Aero Enterprises Inc, Newport Beach, CA with new c/r N444AV.

    18 December 1985

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX444AV (A-4A, 14219) issued.

    27 February 1986


    Photographer: Nigel Roling
    Notes: NX444AV 14219 of Aeronautical Test Vehicles Inc, Bu.No.is not known Douglas A-4A Skyhawk (cr. 6.87 ) Chino 27-2-86.It is said to have cn.14219 as is A-4M 158182 which is on display at Willow Grove PA. However NX444AV is clearly not an A-4M.

    By 4 June 1987

    To unknown owner with c/r N444AV.

    4 June 1987

    Crashed.
    There was one fatality. The accident occurred at the California City Airport (L71) California City, CA, United States while maneuvering. The airframe was destroyed. The airplane, a civilian douglas A4A, was engaged in filming a commercial which required the pilot to fly over a ferrari vehicle. The pilot had completed a low filming pass over the vehicle and was circling the area while the film crew was preparing for another low pass over the vehicle...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    Placed on display.

    26 November 2014

    Civil registration, N444AV, cancelled.

    1 January 2018

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX444AV (A-4A, 14219) issued.
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