# N854DF: 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 7, 2004
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=854DF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N854DF

## Aircraft that carried N854DF

- [Cancelled 2004-05-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N854DF-2004-05-07): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-A1, S/N 10181, built 1996. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Ambassador Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMBASSADOR%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Davie, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Davie)

## NTSB investigations on N854DF (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 LAX99LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA264), Aug 18, 1999: Diamond Aircraft Industries Katana DA 20-A1 (N854DF), San Carlos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The release of the aircraft's left canopy latch following takeoff resulting in the subsequent opening of the canopy in flight. The opened canopy resulted in a degradation of aircraft control and the…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N854DF (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 19990818012699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990818012699A), Aug 18, 1999: Diamon DA20A1 (N854DF), San Carlos, CA, Substantial damage. Acft canopy opened on departure as acft turned downwind for landing, pilot declared an emergency and commenced a right downward descent with impact…

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