N987DA2017 Diamond DA 40 NG
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19825 ADs may apply1 service difficulty report
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Registered owner
- Air Nelson LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Alpharetta, GA
- Certificate issued
- Jan 29, 2024
- Expires
- Jan 31, 2031
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Dec 12, 2017
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
- 2017
- Serial number
- 40.NC008
- 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
- ADC571
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 – nowAir Nelson LLCAlpharetta, GA · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 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 (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.
- Fuel · hose · deterioratedMay 29, 2019
AIRCRAFT ARRIVED FOR INSPECTION OF LEFT WING FUEL LEAK. REMOVED WING AND REMOVED TANK FROM WING. FOUND LEAK TO BE CAUSED BY A CRACK AROUND A RIVET IN THE TANK. UPON REMOVING COMPONENTS FROM TANK TO INSTALL ON NEW TANK IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE RUBBER CONNECTION HOSE THE CONNECTS THE INBOARD AND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026