# N53HA: 1995 Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-A1, registration cancelled 2008-05-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 20, 2008
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-A1](https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-a1) (registry code 2990000)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TA4CH](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TA4CH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 10055
- Year built: 1995
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 18, 1996
- Certificate issued: June 14, 2001
- Last registry action: June 19, 2007
- Mode S code: A6AEC4
- Owner when cancelled: [Horizon Aircraft Sales & Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HORIZON%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20%26%20LEASING%20INC)
- Location: [Chesapeake, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Chesapeake)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.6970° N, 76.3799° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23323, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53HA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53HA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53HA-2008-05-20

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 DA20-A1: https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-a1.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

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

- [SDR 99ZZZX586](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX586), Nov 24, 1998: FORK. CRACKED. AFTER THE FAILURE OF THE NOSE GEAR FORKS ON DA-20-A1, ELECTED TO PERFORM AN INSPECTION ON LIKE AIRCRAFT. CLEANED PART AND PERFORMED A DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION O
- [SDR 99ZZZX585](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX585), Nov 24, 1998: FORK. CRACKED. AFTER THE FAILURE OF THE NOSE GEAR FORKS ON DA-20-A1, ELECTED TO PERFORM AN INSPECTION ON LIKE AIRCRAFT. CLEANED PART AND PERFORMED A DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION O

## 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.

- [Incident 20031001031599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031001031599I), Oct 1, 2003: Diamon DA20A1 (N53HA), Chesapeake, VA, Minor damage. (-23) Number 2 exhaust valve failed and caused the engine failure while in flight. The pilot made off field emergency landing. There was no damage to the…

## Other aircraft with N53HA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53HA): Cessna 650, S/N 650-7076, built 1997
- [Cancelled 2011-12-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53HA-2011-12-08): Boeing 737-291, S/N 22383. Assigned, pending cancellation

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