# N965DS: 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: October 22, 2024
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=965DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N965DS

## Aircraft that carried N965DS

- [Cancelled 2024-10-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N965DS-2024-10-22): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40, S/N 40.1035, built 2009. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Jet Fleet Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JET%20FLEET%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)

## NTSB investigations on N965DS (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 GAA18LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18LA062), Oct 13, 2017: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (N965DS), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A coyote strike and the subsequent operation of the airplane, which led to internal composite wing structure damage.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N965DS (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 20171013020279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171013020279A), Oct 13, 2017: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 (N965DS), Mesa, AZ, Substantial damage. After training flight discrepancy was reported of "flexing/binding sound emanating from right main strut." Two flight previous the right landing gear struck a…

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