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A Diamond Aircraft DA20 Katana and Eclipse, the same model family as N159AS
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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of October 27, 2026
N159AS

Diamond Aircraft DA20-C1

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesElectric airplaneTexas
Records check, free: 2 to understand, 3 clearWhere is it now

N159AS is a Diamond Aircraft DA20-C1, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2023. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Skyline Aviation INC, a corporation in San Angelo, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 16, 2024 and expires on March 31, 2031. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for utility, dated February 22, 2024.

Diamond Aircraft: eDA40 electric trainer, Austria

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Aircraft

Maker
Diamond Aircraft (Austria)
FAA spelling: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC
Model
DA20-C1 · all DA20-C1s and related versions
Built of
composite
The airframe is composite: carbon fibre or glass fibre set in resin, moulded in large pieces with few joints, which gives smooth shapes but needs different inspection and repair methods from metal. This is how the Diamond Aircraft DA20 Katana and Eclipse family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
Serial number
C0760
Type
Fixed-wing, single engineFAA type of aircraft code 4 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Power
Piston (reciprocating)FAA type of engine code 1 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Cont Motor IO-240-B · 125 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2023
Transponder code
A0EBAF (octal 50165657)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
March 16, 2024
Expires
March 31, 2031
Last FAA action
March 16, 2024
Airworthiness
StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · UtilityFAA certificate purpose code U (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · February 22, 2024
FAA region
SouthwesternFAA region code 2 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
01441225

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Skyline Aviation INC (flight school: its whole fleet and safety record)
Type
CorporationFAA type of owner code 3 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Address
8926 Hangar Rd
San Angelo, TX 76904-4071
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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 1

2017-04-04Christer Allan G VANS RV9-A · Registration expired, pending cancellation

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The public federal record on N159AS, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.

CLEARRegistration and identity

Valid registration to Skyline Aviation INC, a corporation, certificate issued March 16, 2024, expires March 31, 2031. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

CLEARAirworthiness certificate

Standard certificate for utility, dated February 22, 2024, consistent with the 2023 manufacture year. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial C0760 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

ATTENTIONTail number reuse

N159AS was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Christer Allan G VANS RV9-A (serial 90995, cancelled April 4, 2017). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]

NOTERecent registry documents

No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]

ATTENTIONAccident and incident record

2 NTSB records under N159AS: Accident on February 21, 2008 at Princeton, NJ: serious injuries, substantial damage. Accident on April 27, 2003 at Enumclaw, WA: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]

PENDINGTitle chain, liens and 337 forms

These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.

PENDINGAirworthiness directives and utilization

AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.

NTSB records 2

NYC08LA107Accident on February 21, 2008 at Princeton, NJ: serious injuries, substantial damage.serial on NTSB record: 9095

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Christer Vans RV9-A · operated under 091

A loss of engine power due to the pilot/owner's improper installation of a new ignition/fuel control system for the engine. Contributing was the unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.

Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB

SEA03LA073Accident on April 27, 2003 at Enumclaw, WA: no injuries, substantial damage.serial on NTSB record: 262

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Pilatus B4-PC11AF · operated under 091

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Contributing factors were the crosswind/tailwind conditions and the trees which the glider impacted.

Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB

CLEAR the source was checked and shows no adverse findingATTENTION a fact a buyer or lender should understand, often routineNOTE context onlyPENDING covered by the full report
  1. FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 27, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 27, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 27, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  4. NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 27, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data