Single-engine piston

N842LA

2021 Diamond DA40

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2021
Serial
40.NC132
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Austro E4-A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tribal Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
San Carlos, CA
2021 Diamond DA40
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Registration record

N842LA on the FAA register

Type
2021 Diamond DA40 (FAA: Diamond DA 40 NG)
Serial
40.NC132
Engines
Austro E4-A
Registered owner
Tribal Aviation LLC
San Carlos, CA
Certificate issued
2021-06-29
Airworthiness date
2021-04-15
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB8842
Mode S (octal)
52704102
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
720 nm
Cruise (type)
145 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-06-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N842LA.
  • 2021-04-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N842LA

N842LA is a 2021 Diamond DA40 (FAA model DA 40 NG), serial number 40.NC132. The FAA register lists Tribal Aviation LLC as the registrant in San Carlos, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 29, 2021 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Austro E4-A engine and 5 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), dated April 15, 2021.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N842LA. 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

1996-10-17 Accident · Mesa, AZ Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · LAX97LA021
Reported aircraft: McDonnell Douglas 369E — a different aircraft that carried the N842LA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the selection of an unsuitable landing area by the flight instructor (CFI). Factors relating to the accident were: soft/wet terrain in the selected landing area, and the crosswind condition.

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.