Single-engine piston

N451DS

2012 Diamond DA40 XLS

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2012
Serial
40.1136
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-M1A+
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Utah State University (Government)
Based
Logan, UT
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Registration record

N451DS on the FAA register

Type
2012 Diamond DA40 XLS (FAA: Diamond DA 40)
Serial
40.1136
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-M1A+
Registered owner
Utah State University
Logan, UT
Certificate issued
2023-12-03
Airworthiness date
2012-02-01
Registration expires
2030-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A5762F
Mode S (octal)
51273057
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 N451DS.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-12-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N451DS.
  • 2012-02-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N451DS

N451DS is a 2012 Diamond DA40 XLS (FAA model DA 40), serial number 40.1136. The FAA register lists Utah State University as the registrant in Logan, Utah. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 3, 2023 and expires on December 31, 2030.

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 February 1, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N451DS. 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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-10-24 Accident · Compton, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX91GA016A
Reported aircraft: McDonnell Douglas 369E — a different aircraft that carried the N451DS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOTS OF BOTH AIRCRAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN A FAILURE OF EACH TO SEE-AND-AVOID CONFLICTING TRAFFIC. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF AIR 28 (N48HR) TO USE HIS TRANSPONDER NEAR THE TCA, AND THE PILOT OF AIR 21 DIVERTED TOO MUCH OF HIS ATTENTION TO A MAP.

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.