# N965DS: 2009 Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40, registration cancelled 2024-10-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 22, 2024
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 40.1035
- Year built: 2009
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 20, 2009
- Certificate issued: October 9, 2024
- Last registry action: October 9, 2024
- Mode S code: AD6F15
- Owner when cancelled: [Jet Fleet Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JET%20FLEET%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N965DS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=965DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N965DS-2024-10-22

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 GAA18LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18LA062), Oct 13, 2017: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (N965DS), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A coyote strike and the subsequent operation of the airplane, which led to internal composite wing structure damage.

## 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 20171013020279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171013020279A), Oct 13, 2017: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 (N965DS), Mesa, AZ, Substantial damage. After training flight discrepancy was reported of "flexing/binding sound emanating from right main strut." Two flight previous the right landing gear struck a…

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