# N979DC: 2005 Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1, registration cancelled 2018-02-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 15, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1](https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-c1) (registry code 2990001)
- Engine: [Continental IO-240 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-240-series) (registry code 17063)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TA4CH](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TA4CH), [TCDS E7SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E7SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: C0314
- Year built: 2005
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 17, 2005
- Last registry action: June 1, 2015
- Mode S code: ADA562
- Location: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4445° N, 112.1287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85009, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N979DC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=979DC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N979DC-2018-02-15

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-C1: https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-c1.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 2014FA0000478](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2014FA0000478), Aug 8, 2014: LANDING GEAR. DISLODGED. NLG FORK FASTENERS WORKING LOOSE. THESE FASTENERS LOOK LIKE A HI-LOCK OR JO BOLT. THEY ARE NOT FIELD REPLACEABLE. SIL 20C1-005 CALLS OUT A NEW PN ASSY TO CORREC

## 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 CEN15LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA106), Jan 19, 2015: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 20 C1 (N979DC), Shipshewana, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to impact ice obstructing the primary air induction system, which resulted from the student pilot’s failure to operate the alternate air control. Contributing to…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20150119000499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150119000499A), Jan 19, 2015: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1 (N979DC), Shipshewanna, IN, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that he had departed from goshen airport (gsh) for pattern work and then he flew to elkhart airport (ekm) to do more pattern work. He then went…
- [Incident 20090724017879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090724017879I), Jul 24, 2009: Diamon DA20C1 (N979DC), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. (-23) On July 24,2009 this aircraft was on a personal flight from goshen municipal airport (kgsh) to Eagle Creek Airpark (keye). At keye the pilot established…

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