Single-engine piston

N987DA

2017 Diamond DA40 NG

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2017
Serial
40.NC008
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Austro E4-A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Air Nelson LLC (LLC)
Based
Alpharetta, GA
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Registration record

N987DA on the FAA register

Type
2017 Diamond DA40 NG (FAA: Diamond DA 40 NG)
Serial
40.NC008
Engines
Austro E4-A
Registered owner
Air Nelson LLC
Alpharetta, GA
Certificate issued
2024-01-29
Airworthiness date
2017-12-12
Registration expires
2031-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ADC571
Mode S (octal)
53342561
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
720 nm
Cruise (type)
145 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$490,925 to $527,892
Middle half of 16 live Diamond DA40 NG listings, 2018–2026 models (median $499,450). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N987DA.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-01-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N987DA.
  • 2017-12-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N987DA

N987DA is a 2017 Diamond DA40 NG (FAA model DA 40 NG), serial number 40.NC008. The FAA register lists Air Nelson LLC as the registrant in Alpharetta, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 29, 2024 and expires on January 31, 2031.

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 December 12, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N987DA.

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 N987DA.

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.