# N840DS: 2007 Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40, registration cancelled 2016-03-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 24, 2016
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- 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: 40.875
- Year built: 2007
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 18, 2007
- Certificate issued: February 12, 2008
- Last registry action: February 12, 2008
- Mode S code: AB8035
- Owner when cancelled: [Trinity Equipment LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRINITY%20EQUIPMENT%20LLC)
- Location: [Patterson, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Patterson)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 31.3753° N, 82.0988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 31557, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N840DS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=840DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N840DS-2016-03-24

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 ERA13FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA083), Dec 11, 2012: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (N840DS), Lake Park, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot’s improper decision to depart in dark, night marginal visual flight rules conditions, which resulted in his spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of airplane…

## 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 20121210028619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121210028619A), Dec 10, 2012: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 (N840DS), Lake Park, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. By evidence of the crash site the aircraft appeared to have had a controlled flight into the trees and the ground at a low angle and high velocity destroying…

## Other aircraft with N840DS

- [Cancelled 2026-05-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N840DS-2026-05-29): Boeing 737-800A, S/N 67444. Owner: [Boeing Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOEING%20CO), [Renton, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Renton)

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