# N880L: 2018 Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NG - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NG](https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-42-ng) (registry code 2990105, 4 seats) - Engine: [Austro E4-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/austro-e4-c) (registry code 06403) - Data sheets: [TCDS A57CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A57CE) (Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 42.N345 - Year built: 2018 - Type: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: July 11, 2018 - Certificate issued: December 7, 2020 - Expires: December 31, 2027 - Mode S code: AC1ECF - Registered owner: [Lift Aircraft LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LIFT%20AIRCRAFT%20LLC) - Location: [Carmel, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Carmel) - Owner type: LLC - Owner's area on the map: 39.9666° N, 86.1751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46032, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=880L - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N880L From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 14 in force ### Matched by airframe (Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NG) - [AD 2026-14-08](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2026-14-08): Landing Gear Actuator · Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 42, DA 42 M-NG and DA 42 NG. Effective Jul 20, 2026 - [AD 2025-24-07](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2025-24-07): Passenger/Crew Doors · Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 42, DA 42 M-NG and DA 42 NG. Effective Feb 12, 2026 - [AD 2024-06-13](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2024-06-13): Flight Control System · Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 42, DA 42 NG and DA 42 M-NG. Effective May 28, 2024 - [AD 2022-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2022-06-08): Flight Control System · Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 42, DA 42 M-NG and DA 42 NG. Effective May 9, 2022 - [AD 2022-03-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2022-03-01): Fuel Storage · Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 42, DA 42 M-NG and DA 42 NG. Effective Mar 17, 2022 - [AD 2021-22-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2021-22-03): Nose/Tail Landing Gear Attach Section · Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 42, DA 42 M-NG and DA 42 NG. Effective Dec 21, 2021 - [AD 2019-14-11](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2019-14-11): Flight Controls · Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 42 NG and DA 42 M-NG. Effective Sep 9, 2019 - [AD 2016-22-06](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2016-22-06): Autopilot · Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 40 NG, DA 42 NG and DA 42 M-NG. Effective Nov 16, 2016 - [AD 2014-04-04](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2014-04-04): Electric Power · Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 42 NG and DA 42 M-NG. Effective Apr 7, 2014 - [AD 2013-19-11](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2013-19-11): Landing Gear · Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 42, DA 42 M-NG and DA 42 NG. Effective Oct 31, 2013 - [AD 2013-07-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2013-07-01): Landing Gear · Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 42, DA 42 M-NG and DA 42 NG. Effective May 20, 2013 - [AD 2013-06-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2013-06-02): Power Plant · Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 42 M-NG and DA 42 NG. Effective Apr 8, 2013 - [AD 2012-17-07](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2012-17-07): Wings · Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 42, DA 42 M-NG and DA 42 NG. Effective Oct 11, 2012 - [AD 2011-10-13](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2011-10-13): Doors · Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 42, DA 42 M-NG and DA 42 NG. Effective Jun 17, 2011 ### Matched by engine (Austro E4-C) None in force. ### Historical (superseded or no longer in force) - [AD 2022-21-15](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2022-21-15) (historical): Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure · Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 42, DA 42 NG and DA 42 M-NG. Effective Dec 14, 2022 - [AD 2017-18-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2017-18-10) (historical): Flight Controls · Diamond Aircraft Industries DA-42-M-NG, DA-42-NG and DA 42. Effective Oct 11, 2017 ## Information bulletins (advisory) None matched. ## NTSB investigations None matched to N880L. ## FAA accident and incident reports (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. - [Incident 20240510020749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240510020749I), May 10, 2024: Diamond Aircraft Ind Gmbh DA 42 NG (N880L), Crawfordsville, IN, Minor damage. The instructor pilot (ip) and student pilot (sp) were conducting a flight lesson. The flight lesson introduced a simulated instrument approach with a simulated… ## Reports on N880L not matched to an aircraft (1) They name N880L, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [Incident 19780722038739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780722038739I), Jul 22, 1978: Gulstm AA1B (N880L), Montgomery, AL, Minor damage. Pilot ran a tank dry. Changed tanks, engine ran for a brief period, then the engine quit again. ## Service difficulty reports None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (21) Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do. ### Approved for the airframe (Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NG) - [STC SA04837NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04837NY): Installation of AeroLED's Holdings, LLC., position lights, navigation lights, strobe lights and beacon lights. AeroLED's Holdings, LLC - [STC SA04046CH PAGE 1](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04046CH%20PAGE%201): Installation of L-3 GENESIS (TM) Electronic Standby Instrument System (ESI-500/MAG-500). Acron Aviation Inc - [STC SA02444AK](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02444AK): Approval of the L-3 Communications NGT 9000/9000R ADS-B system installed. ADS-B Technologies LLC - [STC SA04681NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04681NY): Installation of MT-Propeller Entwicklung GmbH model MTV-6-( )-C-F/CF190-69( ) 3-blade, constant speed, full feathering propellers and spinners. MT- Propeller Entwicklung GmbH - [STC SA00401BO](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00401BO): Installation of a SkyTrax100B UAT receiver. Avidyne Corporation - [STC SA00344BO PAGE 1](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00344BO%20PAGE%201): Installation of Parmetheus Plus LED PAR36 and PAR46 taxi and landing lights. Whelen Aerospace Technologies - [STC SA04165NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04165NY): Installation of Latitude Technologies Skynode S200 Satcom system must be performed. Latitude Technologies Corporation - [STC SA02013CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02013CH): Installation of Avidyne Corporation Traffic Advisory System (TAS). Avidyne Corporation - [STC SA01828SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01828SE): Installation of J.P. Instruments (JPI) EDM-960 Primary Engine Data Management System. J. P. Instruments - [STC SA02212AK](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02212AK): Replacement of existing landing and/or taxi light reflector and bulbs with high intensity discharge (HID) lighting systems. Seaplanes North LLC - [STC SA03701NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA03701NY): Installation of RF-006(A) Main Wheel and RA-002(B) Nose Wheel with EA-003.7N(A) Brake System. Beringer Aero - [STC SA11172SC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA11172SC): Installation of an ADS600-B Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Universal Access Transceiver (UAT) and Global Positioning System (GPS) antenna. NavWorx Inc - [STC SA01969SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01969SE): Installation of a Mid-Continent MD302 Standby Attitude Module. Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics - [STC SA02442AK PAGE 1](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02442AK%20PAGE%201): Approval of the L-3 Communications NGT 2000/2500 ADS-B system. ADS-B Technologies, LLC - [STC SA02121SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02121SE): Installation of Garmin GTS 825 (TAS) or GTS 855 (TCAS I) Traffic System. Garmin International Inc - [STC SA02717NY PAGE 1](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02717NY%20PAGE%201): Installation of VoiceFlight Systems LLC VFS101 Speech Recognition Module. VoiceFlight Systems LLC - [STC SA00432SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00432SE): Installation of EGT 701 series fuel flow instrument. J P Instruments - [STC SA00861SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00861SE): Installation of J.P. Instruments (JPI) fuel flow indicating system. J P Instruments - [STC SA02226SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02226SE): Installation of vortex generators on the wings and tail surfaces. Micro AeroDynamics Inc - [STC SA03254CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA03254CH) (historical): Installation of an Electric Vapor Air Cycle System. Standard Aero Business Aviation Services LLC - [STC SA02717NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02717NY) (historical): Installation of VoiceFlight Systems LLC VFS101 Speech Recognition Module. VoiceFlight Systems LLC ## Earlier aircraft with N880L The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N880L before. - [Cancelled 2012-11-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N880L-2012-11-15): Douglas B-23, S/N 2733, built 1940. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Merced, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Merced) ## Related - Other Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NG aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-42-ng/aircraft.md - The Austro E4-C engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/austro-e4-c.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.