Single-engine piston

N244SF

2005 Diamond DA40

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
40.558
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-M1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Kitsune Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
2005 Diamond DA40
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Registration record

N244SF on the FAA register

Type
2005 Diamond DA40 (FAA: Diamond DA 40)
Serial
40.558
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-M1A
Registered owner
Kitsune Air LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2024-08-20
Airworthiness date
2024-08-29
Registration expires
2031-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A24071
Mode S (octal)
50440161
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
720 nm
Cruise (type)
145 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$214,225 to $299,957
Middle half of 6 live Diamond DA40 listings, 2003–2006 models (median $263,750). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N244SF.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-08-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2024-08-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N244SF to the current registrant.
  • 2018-05-30
    N244SF previously assigned to a American Champion 8-KCAB Super Decathlon / 8-KCAB Xtreme Decathlon / Super Decathlon 8-KCAB-180 (s/n 855-2000); cancelled.
  • 2005
    Manufactured (2005).
Overview

About N244SF

N244SF is a 2005 Diamond DA40 (FAA model DA 40), serial number 40.558. The FAA register lists Kitsune Air LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 20, 2024 and expires on August 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-M1A engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 145 knots and a range of about 720 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 29, 2024.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N244SF. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
145 kt
Range
720 nm
Landing over 50 ft
11,585 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Diamond DA40 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Diamond DA40 specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2016-06-04 Accident · Black Diamond, WA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · GAA16CA281
Reported aircraft: American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB — a different aircraft that carried the N244SF registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's abnormal runway contact during the landing flare, which resulted in a porpoise, aerodynamic stall, impact with terrain, and nose over.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.