N96DVHoac-Austria DV-20 KATANA
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jan 19, 2000.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply1 service difficulty report
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Diamond Financial INC
- Owner type
- Non Citizen Corporation
- City, state
- Sarasota, FL
- Certificate issued
- Apr 13, 1999
- Canceled
- Jan 19, 2000
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
- Hoac-Austria
- Model
- DV-20 KATANA
- Serial number
- 20096
- 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
- AD5A2C
Engine
- 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- 1999 – 2000Diamond Financial INCSarasota, FL
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.
ADs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98-04-02 | HOAC Austria Model DV 20 Katana Airplanes | Mar 24, 1998 | Airframe (DV-20 KATANA)Certain serial numbers: DV 20 Katana 20.005–20.160 |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (1)
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.
- Landing gear · nose strut · crackedMar 18, 1998
PILOT SQUAWKED NOSE GEAR SHIMMY. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND CRACK AT HUB WELD ALMOST THROUGH ENTIRE STRUT. CRACK WAS JUST ABOVE WELD. SUBMITTER STATED NUT ON FORK PIVOT SHOULD BE INSTALLED WITH COTTER PIN. NOSE WHEEL TAPPET CRACKED. SUBMITTER CALLED ISSUER OF AD.
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