# N512DS: 2006 Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40, registration cancelled 2012-10-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 2, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40](https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-40) (registry code 2990002)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-360-M1A+](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-m1a-plus) (registry code 41869)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A47CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A47CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 40.622
- Year built: 2006
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 16, 2006
- Certificate issued: June 13, 2007
- Last registry action: May 18, 2010
- Mode S code: A66939
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Ep LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20EP%20LLC)
- Location: [Scottsdale, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Scottsdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6682° N, 111.8225° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85255, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N512DS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=512DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N512DS-2012-10-02

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 DA 40: https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-40.md

## NTSB investigations (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 LAX07FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07FA160), May 12, 2007: Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 40 (N512DS), Lake Pleasant, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude above the surface of water during an intentional buzzing maneuver. Contributing to the accident was the nighttime lighting environment.

## 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.

- [Accident 20070511015089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070511015089A), May 11, 2007: Diamon DA40 (N512DS), Lake Pleasant, AZ, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Witnesses observed N512DS traveling north over the dam located at the south end of Lake Pleasant. As N512DS was over the dam all lights on the aircraft…

## Other aircraft with N512DS

- [Cancelled 2020-02-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N512DS-2020-02-21): Boeing 737-800A, S/N 65748. Owner: [Boeing Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOEING%20CO), [Renton, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Renton)

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