# N521DS: 2006 Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40, registration cancelled 2009-07-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 24, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 40.621
- Year built: 2006
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 27, 2006
- Certificate issued: May 30, 2006
- Last registry action: June 16, 2009
- Mode S code: A68D01
- Owner when cancelled: [Mitchell Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MITCHELL%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Plant City, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Plant%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 28.0171° N, 82.1258° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33563, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N521DS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=521DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N521DS-2009-07-24

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 WPR09FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA146), Mar 2, 2009: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA-40 (N521DS), Arcata, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper altitude and glidepath while executing a night instrument approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's fatigue.

## 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 20090301004619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090301004619A), Mar 1, 2009: Diamon DA40 (N521DS), Arcata/Eureka, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) On March 1,2009, at 2257 pacific standard time, a diamond DA-40, N521DS, was lost from radar while executing an RNAV (GPS) approach to runway 14 at…

## Other aircraft with N521DS

- [Cancelled 2013-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N521DS-2013-05-20): Boeing 737-8FV, S/N 40611, built 2012. Exported to India. Owner: [Boeing Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOEING%20CO), [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)

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