# N856DF: 1996 Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-A1, registration cancelled 2005-09-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 21, 2005
- Exported to: Germany
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 10126
- Year built: 1996
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: July 3, 1996
- Certificate issued: September 2, 2004
- Last registry action: September 2, 2004
- Mode S code: ABBDF3
- Owner when cancelled: [Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROSPACE%20TRUST%20MANAGEMENT%20LLC%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: 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/N856DF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=856DF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N856DF-2005-09-21

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 (1)

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

- [SDR 98ZZZX2694](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX2694), Jul 1, 1998: SPRING. FAILED. DURING FLIGHT, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE COCKPIT. INSPECTION REVEALED THE CANOPY ASSIST SPRING (EASES OPENING OF CANOPY - 1 INSTALLED EACH SIDE) HAD BROKEN.

## Other aircraft with N856DF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N856DF): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-A1, S/N 10170, built 1996

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