Single-engine piston

N959DA

2003 Diamond DA20-C1

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2003
Serial
C0216
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-240 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cae Doss Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Pueblo, CO
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2003 Diamond DA20-C1
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Registration record

N959DA on the FAA register

Type
2003 Diamond DA20-C1
Serial
C0216
Engines
Continental IO-240 series
Registered owner
Cae Doss Aviation Inc
Pueblo, CO
Certificate issued
2021-06-08
Airworthiness date
2021-12-08
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility
Mode S (hex)
AD5662
Mode S (octal)
53253142
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
519 nm
Cruise (type)
117 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-12-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility)).
  • 2021-06-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N959DA to the current registrant.
  • 2014-06-03
    N959DA previously assigned to a Diamond DA20-C1 (s/n C0469); cancelled.
  • 2014-01-29
    Accident at Fort Carson, CO; damage: substantial.
  • 2003
    Manufactured (2003).
Overview

About N959DA

N959DA is a 2003 Diamond DA20-C1, serial number C0216. The FAA register lists Cae Doss Aviation Inc as the registrant in Pueblo, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 8, 2021 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-240 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 117 knots and a range of about 519 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (utility), dated December 8, 2021.

N959DA has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Cruise
117 kt
Range
519 nm
Power / thrust (each)
125
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,470 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,280 ft
Fuel burn
4 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2014-01-29 Accident · Fort Carson, CO Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CEN14TA126
Reported aircraft: Diamond DA20-C1
Probable cause: The flight instructor's loss of control after takeoff following a wake turbulence encounter from a preceding helicopter. Contributing to the accident were the flight instructor's misidentification of the helicopter type and a lack of Federal Aviation Administration wake turbulence separation criteria for a small airplane following a helicopter.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.