# N71DA: 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: June 21, 2024
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71DA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71DA

## Aircraft that carried N71DA

- [Cancelled 2024-06-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71DA-2024-06-21): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG, S/N 40.NC104, built 2020. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Diamond Aircraft Sales USA Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIAMOND%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20USA%20INC), London Ontario
- [Cancelled 2014-12-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71DA-2014-12-22): Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS, S/N 145, built 1971. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Langer Hans J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LANGER%20HANS%20J), [Orange, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Orange)

## NTSB investigations on N71DA (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 LAX03LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA291), Sep 19, 2003: Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus (N71DA), Lone Pine, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate assembly of the glider and improper preflight inspection, which resulted in an inadvertent deployment of the spoilers. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain obstacle…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N71DA (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 20030919022369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030919022369A), Sep 19, 2003: Sphrth CIRRUSSTD (N71DA), Lone Pine, CA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) The pilot had left home around 0430 in the morning for Lone Pine Airport. Pilot arrived at the airport around 1030 am. The pilot put the glider together…

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