Single-engine piston

N248DS

2011 Diamond DA40 XLS

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2011
Serial
40.1118
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-M1A+
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Michiana Air Activities Inc (Corporation)
Based
Osceola, IN
2011 Diamond DA40 XLS
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Registration record

N248DS on the FAA register

Type
2011 Diamond DA40 XLS (FAA: Diamond DA 40)
Serial
40.1118
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-M1A+
Registered owner
Michiana Air Activities Inc
Osceola, IN
Certificate issued
2025-05-23
Airworthiness date
2011-08-25
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A24E13
Mode S (octal)
50447023
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
$346,076 to $398,000
Middle half of 4 live Diamond DA40 XLS listings, 2008–2011 models (median $379,652). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N248DS.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-05-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N248DS to the current registrant.
  • 2011-08-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 2007-02-05
    N248DS previously assigned to a Diamond DA40 (s/n 40.248); cancelled.
Overview

About N248DS

N248DS is a 2011 Diamond DA40 XLS (FAA model DA 40), serial number 40.1118. The FAA register lists Michiana Air Activities Inc as the registrant in Osceola, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 23, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032.

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, utility), dated August 25, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N248DS.

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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N248DS.

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.