Twin piston

N738LA

2024 Diamond DA42 VI

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2024
Serial
42.N538
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Austro E4 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Elizabeth City State University (Government)
Based
Elizabeth City, NC
What's N738LA worth? Track flights
2024 Diamond DA42 VI
Representative photo of a Diamond DA42 VI. Not a photo of N738LA.
Registration record

N738LA on the FAA register

Type
2024 Diamond DA42 VI (FAA: Diamond DA 42 NG)
Serial
42.N538
Engines
2 × Austro E4 series
Registered owner
Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City, NC
Certificate issued
2024-04-19
Airworthiness date
2024-03-25
Registration expires
2031-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A9E9BE
Mode S (octal)
52364676
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 N738LA.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-04-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N738LA to the current registrant.
  • 2024-03-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1996-03-05
    N738LA previously assigned to a Cessna 172N Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk / 172/180 Conversion (s/n 17270051); cancelled.
Overview

About N738LA

N738LA is a 2024 Diamond DA42 VI (FAA model DA 42 NG), serial number 42.N538. The FAA register lists Elizabeth City State University as the registrant in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 19, 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 March 25, 2024.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N738LA.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N738LA.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

Same model

More Diamond DA42 VI aircraft

N313ER
2024 Diamond DA42 VI
N314ER
2024 Diamond DA42 VI
N318ER
2024 Diamond DA42 VI
N319ER
2024 Diamond DA42 VI
N320ER
2024 Diamond DA42 VI
N322ER
2024 Diamond DA42 VI
N323ER
2024 Diamond DA42 VI
N324ER
2024 Diamond DA42 VI
All 138 Diamond DA42 VI registrations →
Same state

Other aircraft registered in North Carolina

N738CK
1979 Cessna R-182RG
N738HS
1977 Cessna 172N
N738KG
1977 Cessna 172N
N738MT
1977 Cessna 172N
N738RB
2023 Homebuilt Schroeder DR-1
N738UR
1978 Cessna 172N
All 7,117 aircraft registered in North Carolina →
Similar aircraft

Other twin pistons on the register

More from Diamond

Diamond models on the register

Own N738LA?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Diamond aircraft for sale· Diamond DA42 VI overview· Aircraft registered in North Carolina· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

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.