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N871DS

Diamond Aircraft DA 40

Valid Electric airplaneIllinois

N871DS is a Diamond Aircraft DA 40, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2007. It has 4 seats. It is registered to Desota LLC, an LLC in Marion, Illinois. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 8, 2009 and expires on July 31, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal; utility, dated May 31, 2007.

Diamond Aircraft: eDA40 electric trainer, Austria

Aircraft

Maker
Diamond Aircraft (Austria)
FAA spelling: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC
Model
DA 40
Serial number
40.801
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming IO-360-M1A+ · 180 hp
Seats
4
Year built
2007
Transponder code
ABFA69 (octal 52775151)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 8, 2009
Expires
July 31, 2027
Last FAA action
March 4, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility · May 31, 2007
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00361389

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Desota LLC
Type
LLC
Address
2700 Turnberry Dr
Marion, IL 62959-5227

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data