Twin piston

N49AU

2005 Diamond DA42MNG

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
42.008
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Austro E4 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aurora Flight Sciences (Corporation)
Based
Manassas, VA
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Registration record

N49AU on the FAA register

Type
2005 Diamond DA42MNG
Serial
42.008
Engines
2 × Austro E4 series
Registered owner
Aurora Flight Sciences
Manassas, VA
Certificate issued
2010-03-23
Airworthiness date
2025-07-15
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A60DD2
Mode S (octal)
51406722
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,225 nm
Cruise (type)
175 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-07-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 2010-03-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N49AU.
  • 2005
    Manufactured (2005).
Overview

About N49AU

N49AU is a 2005 Diamond DA42MNG, serial number 42.008. The FAA register lists Aurora Flight Sciences as the registrant in Manassas, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 23, 2010 and expires on December 31, 2029.

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 175 knots and a range of about 1,225 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated July 15, 2025.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N49AU.

Cruise
175 kt
Range
1,225 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,230 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,269 ft
Fuel burn
16 gph

Published figures for the Diamond DA42MNG type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N49AU.

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.