Light jet

N281TA

1969 McDonnell Douglas TA-4J

Registered No accidents on file

Built

1969

Serial

153672

Class

Light jet

Engines

P & W J52-P-8B

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registered owner

Boeing Company (Corporation)

Based

Berkeley, MO

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Registration record

N281TA on the FAA register

Type

1969 McDonnell Douglas TA-4J

Serial

153672

Engines

P & W J52-P-8B

Registered owner

Boeing Company

Berkeley, MO

Certificate issued

2020-02-26

Airworthiness date

2024-06-15

Registration expires

2030-02-28

Airworthiness class

Experimental · research & development

Mode S (hex)

A2D35C

Mode S (octal)

50551534

Seats (type)

Weight class

up to 12,499 lb

Range (type)

1,350 nm

Cruise (type)

508 kt

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registry history

Timeline

2030-02-28
Registration expires (renewal due).
2024-06-15
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
2020-02-26
Certificate of registration issued as N281TA.
1969
Manufactured (1969).

Overview

About N281TA

N281TA is a 1969 McDonnell Douglas TA-4J, serial number 153672. The FAA register lists Boeing Company as the registrant in Berkeley, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 26, 2020 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light 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 June 15, 2024.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N281TA.

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 N281TA.

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.