Single-engine piston

N78US

2020 Diamond DA40 XLS

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2020
Serial
40.1219
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

N78US on the FAA register

Type
2020 Diamond DA40 XLS (FAA: Diamond DA 40)
Serial
40.1219
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-M1A
Registered owner
Utah State University
Logan, UT
Certificate issued
2020-10-09
Airworthiness date
2020-04-03
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AA9000
Mode S (octal)
52510000
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
720 nm
Cruise (type)
145 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-10-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N78US to the current registrant.
  • 2020-04-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 2013-05-09
    N78US previously assigned to a Piccard AX-6 (s/n 678); cancelled.
Overview

About N78US

N78US is a 2020 Diamond DA40 XLS (FAA model DA 40), serial number 40.1219. The FAA register lists Utah State University as the registrant in Logan, Utah. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 9, 2020 and expires on October 31, 2027.

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 April 3, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N78US.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N78US.

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.