N284DS is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Donald G Stokes CHALLENGER II built in 2013. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 30, 2014. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Donald G Stokes CHALLENGER II cancelled May 30, 2014
- Serial number
- CH2-0911-LSS-L65-0196
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2013
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- December 13, 2011
- Last FAA action
- December 13, 2011
- Last owner
- Stokes Donald G (Individual)
Crockett, TX - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Diamond Aircraft DA 40 cancelled September 11, 2008
- Serial number
- 40.957
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- June 18, 2008
- Last FAA action
- June 18, 2008
- Last owner
- Diamond Aircraft Sales USA INC (Non-citizen corporation)
London Ontario, - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N284DS
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Donald G Stokes CHALLENGER II · serial CH2-0911-LSS-L65-019
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, resulting in a hard landing.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site