N482SA (Diamond Aircraft Ind INC DA20-C1) — routes, history & safety record

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration expired on September 20, 2013.

We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.

Safety history

No recorded accidents or incidents for this aircraft in FlightFinder’s database.

Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 2025 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N482SA.

August 27, 1997Accident
Fatigue failure of the main rotor blade resulting in the in-flight separation of the main rotor system due to the use of an unairworthy blade, and failure of the maintenance personnel who modified the rotor blade and the mechanic who complied with the Airworthiness Directive to locate the unapproved repair.
Southwest Florida Aviation SW204
Fatigue failure of the main rotor blade resulting in the in-flight separation of the main rotor system due to the use of an unairworthy blade, and failure of the maintenance personnel who modified the rotor blade and the mechanic who complied with the Airworthiness Directive to locate the unapproved repair. Full accident record
July 28, 1988Accident
DURING THE TAXI TO THE RUNWAY, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTED A VIBRATION IN THE AIRPLANE AND STOPPED TO CHECK THE TIRES, THINKING THAT THEY WERE UNDERINFLATED. NO OBVIOUS PROBLEM WAS SEEN, AND THEY ELECTED TO TAKEOFF. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, A FIRE ERUPTED IN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WHEELWELL. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED SAFELY.
Fairchild SA227-AT