Midsize jet

N280TA

1970 McDonnell Douglas TA-4J

Registered No accidents on file

Built

1970

Serial

156925MD

Class

Midsize jet

Engines

P & W J52-P-8B

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registered owner

Boeing Co (Corporation)

Based

Berkeley, MO

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Registration record

N280TA on the FAA register

Type

1970 McDonnell Douglas TA-4J

Serial

156925MD

Engines

P & W J52-P-8B

Registered owner

Boeing Co

Berkeley, MO

Certificate issued

2019-10-24

Airworthiness date

2025-08-26

Registration expires

2029-10-31

Airworthiness class

Experimental · research & development

Mode S (hex)

A2CFA5

Mode S (octal)

50547645

Seats (type)

Weight class

20,000 lb and over

Range (type)

1,350 nm

Cruise (type)

508 kt

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registry history

Timeline

2029-10-31
Registration expires (renewal due).
2025-08-26
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
2019-10-24
Certificate of registration issued as N280TA.
1970
Manufactured (1970).

Overview

About N280TA

N280TA is a 1970 McDonnell Douglas TA-4J, serial number 156925MD. The FAA register lists Boeing Co as the registrant in Berkeley, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 24, 2019 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a midsize jet, one P & W J52-P-8B engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 508 knots and a range of about 1,350 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated August 26, 2025.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N280TA.

Cruise

508 kt

Range

1,350 nm

Fuel burn

48 gph

Published figures for the McDonnell Douglas TA-4J type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N280TA.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.