N87HA1995 Diamond DA20-A1
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply4 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- North Pole, AK
- Certificate issued
- Oct 18, 2018
- Expires
- Oct 31, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Utility
- Airworthiness date
- Mar 21, 1996
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
- DA20-A1
- Year
- 1995
- Serial number
- 10086
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 2
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- ABF4AD
Engine
- Make and model
- Bombardier Rotax (All)
- Type
- Reciprocating
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2018 – nowIndividual ownerNorth Pole, AK · 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 (1)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97-13-02 | Diamond Aircraft Industries, Inc. Model DA 20-A1 Airplanes, Serial Numbers 10002 Through… | Jul 14, 1997 | Airframe (DA20-A1)Certain serial numbers: DA 20-A1 10002–10287 |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (4)
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.
- Reciprocating engine · attach bolt · shearedOct 18, 2011
THE SINGLE BOLT THAT HOLDS VALVE COVER ON THE NR 2 CYLINDER SHEARED IN FLIGHT. ALL OIL LEFT THE ENGINE. EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · crankcase · crackedNov 13, 2002
AIRCRAFT WAS SQUAWKED FOR OIL LEAKING FROM COWL. UPON INSPECTION THE LEAK WAS DETERMINED TO BE COMMING FROM A CRACK ON TOP OF ENGINE UNDER COOLING SHROUD. (COOLING SHROUD HAS TO BE REMOVED TO INSPECT THIS AREA) THE CRACK WAS APPROXIMATLY 3 INCHES AND IS ORINTATED FORE AND AFT BETWEEN CYLINDERS 1…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · fork · brokenNov 24, 1998
ON LANDING, AIRCRAFT'S NOSE FORK BROKE. UPON INSPECTION AFTER ACCIDENT, IT WAS DETERMINED THE PART CRACKED AT THE SMALLEST SURFACE AREA. IT IS POSSIBLE THE AREA HAD CRACKED PRIOR TO BREAKING. BROKEN NOSE FORK CAUSED PROPELLER STRIKE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Landing gear · fork · brokenNov 24, 1998
ON LANDING, AIRCRAFT'S NOSE FORK BROKE. UPON INSPECTION AFTER ACCIDENT, IT WAS DETERMINED THE PART CRACKED AT THE SMALLEST SURFACE AREA. IT IS POSSIBLE THE AREA HAD CRACKED PRIOR TO BREAKING. BROKEN NOSE FORK CAUSED PROPELLER STRIKE.
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