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N643DC

Diamond Aircraft DA20-C1

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesElectric airplaneUtah

N643DC is a Diamond Aircraft DA20-C1, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2001. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Skywest Leasing INC, a corporation in St George, Utah. The registration is valid: it was issued on April 15, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for utility, dated February 12, 2002. 2 documents are on file: loan release, bill of sale (evidence of ownership).

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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
C0143
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 SER · 128 hp
Fuel
100LL avgas
Seats
2
Year built
2001
Transponder code
A870AE (octal 52070256)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
April 15, 2023
Expires
April 30, 2030
Last FAA action
April 15, 2023
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 12, 2002
FAA region
Northwest MountainFAA region code S (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
00783967

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Skywest Leasing 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
444 S River Rd
St George, UT 84790-2085

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Documents on file 2

2026-10-26Loan release
2026-11-03Bill of sale (evidence of ownership)

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The public federal record on N643DC, 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 Skywest Leasing INC, a corporation, certificate issued April 15, 2023, expires April 30, 2030. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

CLEARAirworthiness certificate

Standard certificate for utility, dated February 12, 2002, consistent with the 2001 manufacture year. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial C0143 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

CLEARTail number reuse

No other airframe has carried N643DC according to the deregistered file. [2]

NOTERecent registry documents

2 documents received recently: Loan release (October 26, 2026), Bill of sale (evidence of ownership) (November 3, 2026). [3]

ATTENTIONAccident and incident record

1 NTSB record under N643DC: Accident on June 25, 2026 at Nephi, UT: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]

PENDINGTitle chain, liens and 337 forms

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PENDINGAirworthiness directives and utilization

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NTSB records 1

WPR26LA235Accident on June 25, 2026 at Nephi, UT: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Diamond Aircraft Ind INC DA20-C1 · operated under 091

On June 25, 2026, about 0905 mountain daylight time, a Diamond DA20-C1, N643DC, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Nephi, Utah. The flight instructor and the student pilot were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 141 instructional flight. The flight departed Spanish Fork Airport (SPK), Spanish Fork, Utah, about 0741. According to the flight instructor, during the training flight they elected to perform a simulated engine-out approach to a field. The flight instructor reduced the engine power to simulate the engi…

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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 November 5, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 5, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 5, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  4. NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 5, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data