# N218DA: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: February 25, 2026
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=218DA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N218DA

## Aircraft that carried N218DA

- [Cancelled 2026-02-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218DA-2026-02-25): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 62, S/N 62.C118. Exported to Guatemala. Owner: [International Air Services Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERNATIONAL%20AIR%20SERVICES%20INC%20TRUSTEE), [Carson City, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Carson%20City)
- [Cancelled 2002-05-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218DA-2002-05-28): Archer Darrell FALCONAR F9, S/N F4204, built 1987. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Dream Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DREAM%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Grand Rapids, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Grand%20Rapids)

## NTSB investigations on N218DA (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI95LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA229), Jul 21, 1995: Darrell Falconar F9 (N218DA), Grand Haven, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed during the climb after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's use of an unapproved drug…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N218DA (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19950721019159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950721019159A), Jul 21, 1995: Amtrsg FALCONARF9 (N218DA), Grand Haven, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Stalled on short final. Struck wires prior ground impact. (-23) on July 20, 1995 at 2045 hours EDT at the Grand Haven an experimental certificated, amateur…

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