# N979DA: 2008 Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1, registration cancelled 2020-11-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 2, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- Airframe: [Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1](https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-c1) (registry code 2990001)
- Engine: [Continental IO-240-B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-240-b) (registry code 17177)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TA4CH](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TA4CH), [TCDS E7SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E7SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: C0486
- Year built: 2008
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 15, 2008
- Certificate issued: June 24, 2008
- Last registry action: May 13, 2020
- Mode S code: ADA560
- Owner when cancelled: [L3 Doss Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/L3%20DOSS%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Colorado Springs, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Colorado%20Springs)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8868° N, 104.7405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80917, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N979DA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=979DA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N979DA-2020-11-02

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-C1: https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-c1.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 GAA19CA490](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA490), Aug 7, 2019: Diamond DA20 (N979DA), Pueblo, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain the runway heading during an attempted aborted landing, which resulted in a runway excursion onto rough terrain.

## 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 20190807013469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190807013469A), Aug 7, 2019: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1 (N979DA), Pueblo, CO, Substantial damage. Approximately two to three seconds after touch down the instructor pilot witnessed that the aircraft became airborne. Once airborne the aircraft began a right…

## Other aircraft with N979DA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N979DA): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1, S/N C0360, built 2006

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