# N309EF: 2004 Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1, registration cancelled 2022-05-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 7, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1](https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-c1) (registry code 2990001)
- Engine: [Continental IO-240 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-240-series) (registry code 17063)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TA4CH](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TA4CH), [TCDS E7SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E7SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: C0262
- Year built: 2004
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 17, 2004
- Certificate issued: January 24, 2019
- Last registry action: January 24, 2019
- Mode S code: A3412B
- Owner when cancelled: [Amval LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMVAL%20LLC)
- Location: [Van Nuys, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Van%20Nuys)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1975° N, 118.4890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91406, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N309EF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=309EF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N309EF-2022-05-07

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1: https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-c1.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 GAA18CA474](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA474), Jul 18, 2018: Diamond DA20 (N309EF), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing in a left quartering headwind, which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB WPR15LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA154), Apr 24, 2015: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 20 C1 (N309EF), Van Nuys, CA, minor damage. Probable cause: Both pilots’ failure to see and avoid each other, which resulted in an on ground collision while taxiing. Contributing to the accident was the ground controller’s failure to notify either pilot about…

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20180717014529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180717014529A), Jul 17, 2018: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1 (N309EF), Van Nuys, CA, Substantial damage. During landing roll out on run way 16R, the student pilot and the flight instructor were on the flight controls and experienced a cross wind. The student pilot…
- [Accident 20150424006532A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150424006532A), Apr 24, 2015: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1 (N309EF), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. The C-150, N6211K, piloted by private pilot, [privacy data omitted], was taxiing north on "a" to the runup area prior to departure. The DA20, N309EF, piloted…
- [Incident 20150312003609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150312003609I), Mar 12, 2015: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1 (N309EF), Palm Springs, CA, Minor damage. Engine quit on landing. No further information could be obtained from the pilot.

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