# N284DS: 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: May 30, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=284DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N284DS

## Aircraft that carried N284DS

- [Cancelled 2014-05-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N284DS-2014-05-30): Donald G Stokes CHALLENGER II, S/N CH2-0911-LSS-L65-0196, built 2013. Owner: [Stokes Donald G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STOKES%20DONALD%20G), [Crockett, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Crockett)
- [Cancelled 2008-09-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N284DS-2008-09-11): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40, S/N 40.957. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Diamond Aircraft Sales USA Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIAMOND%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20USA%20INC), London Ontario

## NTSB investigations on N284DS (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 CEN14CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA170), Mar 21, 2014: Donald G Stokes Challenger II (N284DS), Crockett, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, resulting in a hard landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N284DS (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 20140321003579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140321003579A), Mar 21, 2014: Donald G Stokes CHALLENGER II (N284DS), Crockett, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot states that at approximately 1415 CDT, aircraft was on approach to private grass strip near Crockett, TX, when the landing gear struck the top wire of…

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