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2012 Diamond DA40
Single Engine Piston
$440,000
Location
Grass Valley, CA
Total Time
262 hrs
Engine SMOH
261 hrs
Seats
4
Cruise
135 kts (250 km/h)
ICAO Type
DA40
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Listing Details
Seller reported- Year
- 2012
- Make
- Diamond
- Model
- DA40
- Total Time
- 262 hr
- Location
- Grass Valley, CA
- Seller
- Heather Tattershall
- Source
- controller.com
This is an incredibly low time, well-maintained 2012 DA 40 XLS. N963DS has always been hangared and part of a monthly maintenance plan with Alpine Aviation to ensure it is always up-to-date and ready to fly. Annual completed in September 2025 by Alpine Aviation. This aircraft has Bubble Canopy, upgraded seats, and a Hartzell HC-C2YR-1N prop. No damage history, long range tanks, and more! Aircraft comes with Sidewinder and three Bose headsets. Full logbooks and many additional photos available upon request. Upload space for listing was limited.
Diamond DA40 — Model Specs
Model specificationStandard specs for this model. Actual aircraft may differ.
Seats
4
Cruise Speed
135 kts (250 km/h)
Max Speed
147 kts (272 km/h)
Range
635 nm (1,176 km)
Ceiling
16,400 ft (4,999 m)
Max Weight
2,535 lbs (1,150 kg)
Useful Load
780 lbs (354 kg)
Horsepower
180 HP
Fuel Capacity
40 gal (151 L)
Fuel Burn
9.5 GPH (36 L/h)
TBO
2,000 hrs
Estimated Cost of Ownership
AeroGurus estimateFuel Burn
9.5 GPH
~$62/hr
Variable Cost
$120/hr
fuel + mx + reserves
Annual Fixed
$16,000/yr
hangar + insurance + annual
Engine Overhaul
$25,000
every 2,000 hrs
AeroGurus estimates based on industry averages for the . Actual costs vary by location, usage, maintenance history, and configuration. Not a financial quote.
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Market price band
Diamond DA40 typical:
$149,900 – $720,403
median $399,001
across 61 active listings
This listing at $440,000 is 10% above median.
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About the Diamond DA40
The Diamond DA40 is one of the safest four-seat single-engine aircraft in production — composite construction, Austro AE300 diesel (modern variants) or Lycoming IO-360 (DA40-180 piston variant), factory Garmin G1000 NXi avionics, ~150 kt cruise on the diesel. The DA40's exceptional safety record (independent analyses consistently rank it among the safest small aircraft) combines with materially lower operating cost than Avgas equivalents (DA40 NG with diesel burns ~6-9 gph Jet-A vs ~10-12 gph Avgas on equivalent Cessna 172 or Cirrus SR20). Production variants: DA40 TDI (Thielert diesel, 2002-2008 — engine support issues), DA40 NG (Austro AE300 diesel, 2009+ — current), DA40-180 (Lycoming IO-360 piston, current). The DA40 NG with Austro AE300 is the volume modern fleet.
Produced 2000. Total produced: 2,000.