# N544DS: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: May 5, 2026
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=544DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N544DS

## Aircraft that carried N544DS

- [Cancelled 2026-05-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N544DS-2026-05-05): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40, S/N 40044, built 2001. Owner: [Oliver Richard Albert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OLIVER%20RICHARD%20ALBERT), [Pearl River, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Pearl%20River)

## NTSB investigations on N544DS (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 CEN09CA493](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA493), Jul 14, 2009: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (N544DS), Cape Girardeau, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane's inoperative brakes while taxiing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N544DS (2)

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.

- [Incident 20251016019319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251016019319I), Oct 16, 2025: Diamond Aircraft Ind Gmbh DA 40 (N544DS), Rostraver Towns, PA, Minor damage. This was the first flight of this aircraft after being in maintance for 2 years. The pilot reported departing runway 08 with the winds relatively calm. The…
- [Accident 20090713012299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090713012299A), Jul 13, 2009: Diamon DA40 (N544DS), Cape Girardeau, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft, N544DS, was involved in a ground accident with a parked fuel truck on the evening of July 13, 2009. The pilot stated he was under the…

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