Twin piston

N385L

2023 Diamond DA42 VI

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2023
Serial
42.N512
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Austro E4 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Brickyard Connection LLC (LLC)
Based
Indianapolis, IN
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Registration record

N385L on the FAA register

Type
2023 Diamond DA42 VI (FAA: Diamond DA 42 NG)
Serial
42.N512
Engines
2 × Austro E4 series
Registered owner
Brickyard Connection LLC
Indianapolis, IN
Certificate issued
2024-04-17
Airworthiness date
2023-07-12
Registration expires
2031-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A46ED7
Mode S (octal)
51067327
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
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 N385L.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-04-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N385L to the current registrant.
  • 2023-07-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1989-11-03
    N385L previously assigned to a Homebuilt Lancair (s/n 00185); cancelled.
Overview

About N385L

N385L is a 2023 Diamond DA42 VI (FAA model DA 42 NG), serial number 42.N512. The FAA register lists Brickyard Connection LLC as the registrant in Indianapolis, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 17, 2024 and expires on April 30, 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 12, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N385L. 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

1989-08-01 Accident · Fond Du Lac, WI Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CHI89FA155
Reported aircraft: Lancair 235 — a different aircraft that carried the N385L registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO ASSURE THAT ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WAS MAINTAINED DURING THE TURN TO FINAL APPROACH, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN.

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.