Light jet

N524CF

1967 McDonnell Douglas TA-4J

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1967
Serial
153524
Class
Light jet
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Collings Foundation (Corporation)
Based
Stow, MA
Registration record

N524CF on the FAA register

Type
1967 McDonnell Douglas TA-4J
Serial
153524
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Collings Foundation
Stow, MA
Certificate issued
2003-01-22
Airworthiness date
2006-02-02
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A69802
Mode S (octal)
51514002
Seats (type)
2
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

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2006-02-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2003-01-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N524CF.
  • 1967
    Manufactured (1967).
Overview

About N524CF

N524CF is a 1967 McDonnell Douglas TA-4J, serial number 153524. The FAA register lists Collings Foundation as the registrant in Stow, Massachusetts. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 22, 2003 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG 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 (exhibition), dated February 2, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N524CF.

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 N524CF.

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.