N56KD - 2007 Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 42 Aircraft Registration

N56KD is a 2007 Diamond Aircraft Ind INC DA 42, a twin-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Diamond Aircraft Sales of Kentucky LLC in Henderson, KY. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on September 18, 2007. The registration certificate was issued on March 20, 2023. The registration is set to expire on March 31, 2030. Powered by a Thielert TAE 125-02-99 engine producing 132 horsepower, N56KD is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A72576 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N56KD was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 37.3183, -87.2860 on April 20, 2026. The FAA registry record for N56KD was last updated on March 20, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Diamond DA42 Twin Star marked a revolutionary advance in general aviation as the first certified twin-engine aircraft powered by diesel engines, offering unprecedented fuel efficiency and operating economics. First flown on December 9, 2002, it is a low-wing twin-engine aircraft seating up to four occupants with a composite airframe construction. The DA42 demonstrated its remarkable range capability by completing the first non-stop diesel-powered transatlantic crossing in 2004. Manufactured by Diamond Aircraft Industries of Austria, over 1,000 aircraft have been produced. AviatorDB tracks 1,504 Diamond Aircraft Ind INC aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is DA42.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N56KD. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.