Single-engine piston

N81DS

2004 Diamond DA40

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2004
Serial
40.406
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Marathon Leasing Inc (Corporation)
Based
Elyria, OH
2004 Diamond DA40
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Registration record

N81DS on the FAA register

Type
2004 Diamond DA40 (FAA: Diamond DA 40)
Serial
40.406
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Registered owner
Marathon Leasing Inc
Elyria, OH
Certificate issued
2007-02-05
Airworthiness date
2004-08-23
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AB075F
Mode S (octal)
52603537
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
$214,225 to $299,957
Middle half of 6 live Diamond DA40 listings, 2003–2006 models (median $263,750). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N81DS.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-02-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N81DS to the current registrant.
  • 2004-08-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 2002-05-15
    N81DS previously assigned to a Raven S55A (s/n S55A-748); cancelled.
Overview

About N81DS

N81DS is a 2004 Diamond DA40 (FAA model DA 40), serial number 40.406. The FAA register lists Marathon Leasing Inc as the registrant in Elyria, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 5, 2007 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming I0360 series 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 August 23, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N81DS. 2 earlier records involve 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

1988-02-28 Accident · Los Lunas, NM Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · DEN88LA081
Reported aircraft: Raven S55A — a different aircraft that carried the N81DS registration before this airframe.
1985-01-13 Accident · Littleton, CO Damage: Substantial NTSB · DEN85LA078
Reported aircraft: Raven S55A — a different aircraft that carried the N81DS registration before this airframe.

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.