Diamond Star Da40 (DA40)
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ICAO DA40 Small

Diamond Star Da40

Single Piston· 820 globally registered

The DIAMOND Diamond Star DA40 (DA40) is a DIAMOND 1-engine piston aircraft classified as light wake category. Typical approach speed (Vref) is around 77 knots; operating envelope 1,309 kg MTOW. SkyMeter has observed 20,967 flights operated by this type across 1075 airframes and 504 carriers. The largest observed operator is LIFT AIRCRAFT LLC (LTA).

ACTIVE AIRFRAMES
1,075
last 90 days
🏢
OPERATORS
504
unique airlines
📊
FLIGHTS
20,967
tracked
AVG DURATION
47m
per flight
INCIDENT RATE
40.5%
8,488 flagged

Performance

Speed envelope & approach

Vref
77 kt
Vref range
Vmo
Mmo
Approach category
A

Dimensions

Airframe geometry

Wingspan
39 ft
Length
26 ft
Tail height
6 ft
Wheelbase
6 ft
Gear width
10 ft
Wake category
Light

Weight & identification

Operating limits

MTOW
2,888 lb
MALW
2,407 lb
Manufacturer model
Diamond Star DA40
FAA designator
DA40
Registered
820

Top operators

By fleet size · last 90 days

30
LIFT AIRCRAFT LLC 67 aircraft
2,239 flights
FLIGHT TRAINING ADELAIDE PTY LTD 59 aircraft
1,989 flights
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY 34 aircraft
1,488 flights
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY 21 aircraft
1,191 flights
UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY 17 aircraft
669 flights
SKYWARRIOR FLIGHT TRAINING LLC 18 aircraft
434 flights
EVA FLIGHT TRAINING ACADEMY 7 aircraft
408 flights
TACTICAL INTEGRATED TRAINING SOLUTIONS LLC 9 aircraft
363 flights
SKYWEST LEASING INC 10 aircraft
303 flights
SKY SAFETY INC 9 aircraft
273 flights
UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES 14 aircraft
255 flights
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY AEROSPACE 6 aircraft
252 flights
AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL AVIATION COLLEGE PTY LTD 6 aircraft
190 flights
SHORTT AIRCRAFT LEASING LLC 3 aircraft
172 flights
LEARN TO FLY AUSTRALIA OPERATIONS PTY LTD 8 aircraft
171 flights
IN FLIGHT AIRCRAFT LLC 5 aircraft
164 flights
PREMIER AIRCRAFT SALES INC 4 aircraft
161 flights
INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY 4 aircraft
147 flights
AIRFLITE PTY LTD 12 aircraft
140 flights
DRAGONFLY AVIATION LLC 3 aircraft
98 flights
SOLERA NATIONAL BANK 2 aircraft
95 flights
MIDWEST CORPORATE AIR INC 5 aircraft
93 flights
ZT AVIATION LLC 1 aircraft
83 flights
Waterloo-Wellington Flying Club 2 aircraft
81 flights
JOERITHAN & MP AVIATION LLC 4 aircraft
78 flights
BCD LEASING CORP 5 aircraft
77 flights
SUMMIT AVIATION INC 3 aircraft
77 flights
UTAH STATE UNIVERISTY 1 aircraft
73 flights
Fly Genesis Inc 3 aircraft
71 flights
NOVEMBER TANGO LLC 2 aircraft
71 flights

Safety profile

Flagged flights · last 90 days

Family

Related variants

1

Recent incidents

Flagged flights of DA40

20
06/03/2026
23m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
25m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
26m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
35m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
36m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
33m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
40m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
1h 4m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
39m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
27m
△ Unstable

Recent flights

Real flights of DA40 · airborne ≥ 20 min

30
06/03/2026
23m
No alerts
06/03/2026
23m
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06/03/2026
24m
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06/03/2026
24m
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25m
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25m
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25m
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25m
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25m
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06/03/2026
28m
No alerts
06/03/2026
23m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
31m
No alerts
06/03/2026
32m
No alerts
06/03/2026
20m
No alerts
06/03/2026
25m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
33m
No alerts
06/03/2026
34m
No alerts
06/03/2026
36m
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37m
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38m
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38m
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38m
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40m
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43m
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06/03/2026
43m
No alerts
06/03/2026
26m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
38m
No alerts
06/03/2026
35m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
50m
No alerts
06/03/2026
21m
No alerts
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