D-KLMN

D-KLMN is a Diamond Aircraft DA40, a single-engine piston aircraft operated by Flugsportgruppe Unterwossen. SkyMeter has tracked 102 flights totalling 77 hours of airtime via ADS-B across 2 callsigns. The most frequent segment is EDJG to LOIJ. Service window in our records spans 398 days. Of those flights, 2 (2.0%) carry at least one detected incident: a go-around, unstable approach, stall warning, or runway excursion. The Diamond Aircraft DA40 has a maximum takeoff weight of 2,646 lb, light wake category.

About the Diamond Aircraft DA40

The Diamond DA40 is an Austrian four-seat single-engine trainer and touring aircraft that has become one of the most popular modern flight school platforms worldwide. First flown in 1997 and certified in 2000, the DA40 was designed from the outset with composite construction, a low-wing configuration, and exceptional visibility through its bubble canopy. Diamond built the type around safety and efficiency: the airframe is largely carbon fiber, the wing uses a laminar-flow profile for low drag, and the Lycoming IO-360 engine (or Austro diesel in later variants) delivers cruise speeds around 140 knots on modest fuel burn. The DA40's benign stall characteristics, spacious cockpit, and Garmin glass panels made it a favorite for ab-initio training and instrument instruction, displacing older Cessna and Piper designs at many schools.

What sets the DA40 apart in the training market is its combination of modern avionics, crashworthiness, and operating economics. The composite fuselage incorporates energy-absorbing structures and a reinforced safety cell; the fixed tricycle gear and relatively low stall speeds (Vs0 45 knots, Vs1 51 knots) reduce landing incidents. The type's VNE of 178 knots and VNO of 163 knots provide a comfortable margin for cross-country flight, while the 109-knot flap extension speed allows flexible pattern work. Diamond has sold over 2,500 DA40s across multiple variants, including the DA40 NG (next generation) with the 168-hp Lycoming and the DA40 XL with extended range tanks. The type remains in production and continues to dominate European and North American flight training fleets.

SkyMeter has tracked flights across airframes and operators, with the largest observed operator.