N718NG2019 Diamond DA 40 NG
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19825 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- N718NG LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Plano, TX
- Certificate issued
- Jun 13, 2019
- Expires
- Jun 30, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- May 9, 2019
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
- 2019
- Serial number
- 40.NC037
- 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
- A99AF8
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- 2019 – nowN718NG LLCPlano, TX · current
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 (2)
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.
- Turbochargers · actuator · inoperativeFeb 21, 2020
ON TAKEOFF, DUAL ECU FAILURES NOTED ON PDF. ABORTED TAKEOFF. MX INSPECTED AND FOUND WASTEGATE ACTUATOR INOP. REPLACED ACTUATOR, GROUND RUN, AND DATA DOWNLOAD GOOD PER MECHANIC. NO ISSUE ON ALL SUBSEQUENT FLIGHTS. THIS SAME ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED REGARDING MULTIPLE OTHER DA40NGS. SEE SDR:…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Navigation · ahrs · warning messageAug 6, 2019
IN LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT IN VMC, THE G1000 NXI PHASE II AHRS SUDDENLY WENT OFFLINE. THE AUTOPILOT DISENGAGED. THE PFD SHOWED FAILED ATTITUDE AND HEADING WITH THE MESSAGE "AHRS ALIGN: KEEP WINGS LEVEL." GPS CONTINUED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. I MANUALLY KEPT THE PLANE ON TRACK AND LEVEL USING THE BACKUP…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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