N446L2023 Diamond DA 40 NG
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19825 ADs may apply16 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Lift Aircraft LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Carmel, IN
- Certificate issued
- Feb 27, 2024
- Expires
- Feb 28, 2031
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Feb 15, 2023
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Diamond
- Model
- DA 40 NG
- Year
- 2023
- Serial number
- 40.NC223
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 5
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A561E1
Engine
- Make and model
- Austro E4-A
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 168 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2024 – nowLift Aircraft LLCCarmel, IN · current
- 2010 – 2011Plane Fun INC TrusteeSnellville, GA · different airframe: Robinson R44 S/N 0511
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (5)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | Hoses and tubes | Apr 30, 2026 | Airframe (DA 40 NG) |
| 2022-13-06 | Cargo Compartments | Aug 11, 2022 | Airframe (DA 40 NG)Only with: Includes Model DA 40 D airplanes that have been converted to Model DA 40 NG airplanes. |
| 2016-23-03 | Turbocharging | Nov 29, 2016 | Airframe (DA 40 NG) |
| 2016-22-06 | Autopilot | Nov 16, 2016 | Airframe (DA 40 NG)Certain serial numbers: DA 40 NG 40.N260–40.N314; DA 42 NG 42.N150–42.N223; DA 42 M-NG 42.MN035–42.MN052 |
| 2013-08-21 | Turbocharging | May 21, 2013 | Airframe (DA 40 NG)Certain serial numbers: DA 40 NG 40.N001–40.N084. Only with: Also applies to all serial numbers of Model DA 40 NG airplanes converted from Model DA 40 D. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (16)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Engine · turbine wheel · shearedSep 23, 2026
THE SUBJECT DISK-HPT STG 1, HAS SHEARED INTERSTAGE ID BAYONET TABS WHICH WERE IDENTIFIED AT LOCATIONS 8,9,10 &11 PRIOR TO DISASSEMBLY. THE CONDITION IDENTIFIED HAS BEEN EVALUATED AND REQUESTED FOR THE HARDWARE TO BE TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE AND SENT FOR FURTHER TESTING. TO BE REPORTED I.A.W AMC-20 8A…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number. - Engine · seal · crackedSep 11, 2026
THE SUBJECT SEAL-ROTATING CDP HPT DISPLAYS CRACKING TO ALL SEAL TEETH 360’. THE CONDITION IDENTIFIED HAS BEEN EVALUATED AND A RECOMMENDATION TO RETURN TO SERVICE CANNOT BE PROVIDED. FMD HAS BEEN SUBMITTED. TO BE REPORTED I.A.W AMC-20 8A (J) ANY DEFECT IN A LIFE-CONTROLLED CRITICAL PART THAT CAUSES…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number. - Engine · disk · indicationSep 11, 2026
THE CONDITION IDENTIFIED HAS BEEN EVALUATED AND A RECOMMENDATION TO RETURN TO SERVICE CANNOT BE PROVIDED. TO BE REPORTED I.A.W AMC-20 8A (J) ANY DEFECT IN A LIFE-CONTROLLED CRITICAL PART THAT CAUSES ITS RETIREMENT BEFORE THE COMPLETION OF ITS FULL-SERVICE LIFE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number.
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- Engine · turbine wheel · failed inspAug 20, 2026
THE SUBJECT DISK HPT STAGE 1 FAILED NDT ULTRASONIC INSPECTION ON SURFACE SM AT POST NUMBER 54 (AS PER SP007), BETWEEN SLOT NUMBERS 16 & 17, DR 02338861 IS UNDER INVESTIGATION WITH THE OEM FOLLOWING UTI INDICATIONS DURING INCOMING INSPECTION. PART RETIRED FROM SERVICE. TO BE REPORTED I.A.W AMC…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number. - Engine · turbine wheel · dentedApr 21, 2026
DISK-HPT STG 1 DISPLAYS 111 SEPARATE INDENTATION TO SURFACE DT ON THE AFT SHAFT SPLINE AREAS. DR #02396459 STATES: THE CONDITION IDENTIFIED DEPARTS FROM THE INSTRUCTION FOR CONTINUED AIRWORTHINESS (ICA). THE CONDITION HAS BEEN EVALUATED AND A RECOMMENDATION TO DEPART FROM THE ICA CANNOT BE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number. - Engine · case · crackedFeb 24, 2026
HPT STATOR CASE, THE SUBJECT HPT STATOR CASE HAS A CRACK FOUND TO THE BORESCOPE BOSS MEASURING APPROX. 0.600” IN LENGTH, REF SUBTASK 72-51-01-220-068. DR 02299847 STATES THE HPT CASE HAS BEEN SHIPPED TO THE FAILURE ANALYSIS LAB. TO BE REPORTED IAW AMC-20 8A (J) ANY DEFECT IN A LIFE-CONTROLLED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number. - Engine · seal · failedNov 20, 2025
SEAL-ROTATING AIR HPT FRONT (FOS) THE SUBJECT FOS HAS FAILED FPI FOR CRACKS ON DIM E SEAL TEETH. FPI INDICATION "1 OFF CRACK 0.06" IN LENGTH GOING OVER INNER SEAL TEETH. 3 OTHER INDICATIONS ALSO OBSERVED; 0.04", 0.025", 0.015". DR 02298827 WAS REJECTED BY THE OEM AS “CFM HAS NO SUBSTANTIATION TO…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number. - Engine · seal · dentedSep 3, 2025
DURING INCOMING INSPECTION AT GE WALES, DEFECTS ON THE INTERSTAGE SEAL HAVE BEEN NOTED. THE INTERSTAGE SEAL HAS 6 DENTS TO 5 CROSSOVER PAD HOLE EDGES. DR # 02214321 WAS REJECTED BY THE OEM AS THE CONDITION COULD NOT BE SUBSTANTIATED. PLEASE NOTE, THE PART WILL NEVER BE SALVAGEABLE. TO BE REPORTED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number. - Engine · turbine · wornMay 28, 2025
DURING INCOMING INSPECTION AT GE WALES, A DEFECT ON THE SEAL-ROATING AFT HPT HAS BEEN NOTED. THE HPT AFT ROTATING SEAL EXHIBITS WEAR TO THE SUMP SEAL TEETH X2 AND X3, WITH WEAR/BURRS/DISCOLORATION OVER AN ARC OF 7.120" FOR TOOTH X3, AND AN ARC OF 6.165" FOR TOOTH X2. NO LIMITS FOR WEAR TO UNCOATED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number. - Engine · seal · wornApr 2, 2025
DURING INCOMING INSPECTION AT GE WALES, A DEFECT ON THE SEAL-INTERSTAGE HPT ROTOR (HPTR) HAS BEEN NOTED. THE HPTR INTERSTAGE SEAL EXHIBITS 1 AREA OF WEAR (CONSISTING OF 5 INDIVIDUAL SPOTS OF WEAR, GROUPED INTO 4 LOCATIONS) TO THE FILLET BETWEEN THE STG 2 DISK INTERFACE/AFT RABBET, TO A MAXIMUM…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number.
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Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026