# N527SS: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-A1, registration cancelled 2001-08-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 16, 2001
- Exported to: Austria
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-A1](https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-a1) (registry code 2990000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TA4CH](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TA4CH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 10090
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 25, 2000
- Last registry action: April 25, 2000
- Mode S code: A6A490
- Owner when cancelled: [Diamond Aircraft Sales USA Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIAMOND%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20USA%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Non-citizen corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N527SS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=527SS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N527SS-2001-08-16

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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-A1: https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-a1.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 96ZZZX2290](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX2290), Mar 22, 1996: GYRO. DEFECTIVE. ARTIFICAL HORIZON WILL NOT SAY UPRIGHT.

## 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 FTW99LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA062), Oct 1, 1998: Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 20-A1 (N527SS), Tomball, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the checklist and secure the canopy, which resulted in the canopy separating from the airplane during takeoff initial climb. A factor was the pilot's failure to detect…

## 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 19981001042209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981001042209A), Oct 1, 1998: Diamon DA20A1 (N527SS), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. (.19) On October 1, 1998, at 1230 central daylight time, a diamond aircraft industries da 20-A1 airplane, N527SS, was substantially damaged during takeoff from…

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