Twin piston

N257LA

2023 Diamond DA42 VI

Registration pending No accidents on file
Built
2023
Serial
42.N507
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Austro E4 series
Status
Registration pending
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Nashville, TN
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2023 Diamond DA42 VI
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Registration record

N257LA on the FAA register

Type
2023 Diamond DA42 VI (FAA: Diamond DA 42 NG)
Serial
42.N507
Engines
2 × Austro E4 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Nashville, TN
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
2023-06-12
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2727A
Mode S (octal)
50471172
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,129 nm
Cruise (type)
172 kt
Status
Registration pending
Market asking range
$915,875 to $1,156,985
Middle half of 6 live Diamond DA42 VI listings, 2018–2027 models (median $1,017,525). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N257LA.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2023-06-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2013-02-13
    N257LA previously assigned to a Air Tractor AT-502B (s/n 502B-0257); cancelled.
Overview

About N257LA

N257LA is a 2023 Diamond DA42 VI (FAA model DA 42 NG), serial number 42.N507. It is registered to an individual in Nashville, Tennessee.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Austro E4 series engines and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 172 knots and a range of about 1,129 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 12, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N257LA. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
172 kt
Range
1,129 nm
Power / thrust (each)
135
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,730 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,877 ft
Fuel burn
16 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2001-06-02 Accident · Anguilla, MS Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ATL01LA063A
Reported aircraft: Air Tractor 502B — a different aircraft that carried the N257LA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: Failure of both pilots to maintain visual lookout, resulting in an in-flight collision. The air tractor pilot operated the positioning flight at an altitude below 500 feet agl. Valium was detected in the toxicological examination of the Air Tractor pilot.

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.