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A Diamond Aircraft DA20 Katana and Eclipse, the same model family as N181AS
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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of October 23, 2026
N181AS

Diamond Aircraft DA20-C1

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

N181AS is a Diamond Aircraft DA20-C1, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Premier Aircraft Sales INC, a corporation in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The registration is valid: it was issued on October 9, 2026 and expires on October 31, 2033. No airworthiness certificate is on file, which is normal for drones and for aircraft still being built or tested.

Diamond Aircraft: eDA40 electric trainer, Austria

Where is it now Last seen today at 1:48 pm.

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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
C0792
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
Seats
2
Year built
Not given
Transponder code
A14474 (octal 50242164)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
October 9, 2026
Expires
October 31, 2033
Last FAA action
October 9, 2026
Airworthiness
None on file
FAA region
SouthernFAA region code 7 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
01560288

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Premier Aircraft Sales INC
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
5544 NW 23Rd Ave
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309-2709

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

Documents on file 0

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

Earlier use of this number 2

2019-09-06Mcdonnell Douglas MD-90-30 · Registration expired, pending cancellation
2006-11-09Classic Aircraft Corp WACO YMF · Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office

Connections how N181AS links to the rest of the register

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Records check free · 3 to understand · 2 clear

The public federal record on N181AS, 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 Premier Aircraft Sales INC, a corporation, certificate issued October 9, 2026, expires October 31, 2033. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

ATTENTIONAirworthiness certificate

No airworthiness certificate is on file. Usual for a newly registered aircraft, a project, or an aircraft that has not flown since a change of registration; ask for the certificate. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial C0792 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

ATTENTIONTail number reuse

N181AS was previously assigned to 2 other aircraft: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-90-30 (serial 53509, cancelled September 6, 2019); Classic Aircraft Corp WACO YMF (serial F5C-050, cancelled November 9, 2006). 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

1 NTSB record under N181AS: Accident on May 22, 2005 at Santa Barbara, CA: minor 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 1

LAX05LA186Accident on May 22, 2005 at Santa Barbara, CA: minor injuries, substantial damage.serial on NTSB record: F5C050

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Classic Aircraft Corp Waco YMF-5 · operated under 091

a loss of engine power due to carburetor ice aggravated by the poor operating condition of the magnetos and the improper magneto-to-engine timing.

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 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 23, 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 23, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data