Twin piston

N342T

2007 Diamond DA42 VI

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2007
Serial
42.AC042
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Austro E4 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Direct Capital Holdings LLC (LLC)
Based
Colorado Springs, CO
2007 Diamond DA42 VI
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Registration record

N342T on the FAA register

Type
2007 Diamond DA42 VI (FAA: Diamond DA 42 NG)
Serial
42.AC042
Engines
2 × Austro E4 series
Registered owner
Direct Capital Holdings LLC
Colorado Springs, CO
Certificate issued
2024-03-03
Airworthiness date
2011-07-21
Registration expires
2031-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A3C665
Mode S (octal)
50743145
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,129 nm
Cruise (type)
172 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-03-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N342T to the current registrant.
  • 2011-07-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2007
    Manufactured (2007).
  • 2004-09-27
    N342T previously assigned to a Beechcraft H18S / E18S (s/n BA-366); cancelled.
  • 1965-09-13
    N342T previously assigned to a Piper PA-18 (s/n 18-2456); cancelled.
Overview

About N342T

N342T is a 2007 Diamond DA42 VI (FAA model DA 42 NG), serial number 42.AC042. The FAA register lists Direct Capital Holdings LLC as the registrant in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 3, 2024 and expires on March 31, 2031.

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 July 21, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N342T. 3 earlier records involve 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

Published figures for the Diamond DA42 VI type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Diamond DA42 VI specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1983-01-21 Accident · Naples, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA83FA063
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft E18-S — a different aircraft that carried the N342T registration before this airframe.
1979-02-23 Accident · Latrobe,Pa, 38 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0663
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft E18S — a different aircraft that carried the N342T registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: WR. WIND GUSTING 25 KTS.
1977-12-20 Accident · Covington,Ky, 17 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4141
Reported aircraft: Hamilton E18S — a different aircraft that carried the N342T registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: O SPOOL DOWN LOWER THAN RT ENG.

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.