# N840DS: 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 29, 2026
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=840DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N840DS

## Aircraft that carried N840DS

- [Cancelled 2026-05-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N840DS-2026-05-29): Boeing 737-800A, S/N 67444. Owner: [Boeing Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOEING%20CO), [Renton, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Renton)
- [Cancelled 2016-03-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N840DS-2016-03-24): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40, S/N 40.875, built 2007. Third renewal notice. Owner: [Trinity Equipment LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRINITY%20EQUIPMENT%20LLC), [Patterson, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Patterson)

## NTSB investigations on N840DS (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 ERA13FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA083), Dec 11, 2012: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (N840DS), Lake Park, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot’s improper decision to depart in dark, night marginal visual flight rules conditions, which resulted in his spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of airplane…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N840DS (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 20121210028619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121210028619A), Dec 10, 2012: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 (N840DS), Lake Park, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. By evidence of the crash site the aircraft appeared to have had a controlled flight into the trees and the ground at a low angle and high velocity destroying…

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