Single-engine piston

N170DS

2005 Diamond DA40

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
40.465
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Smith Mountain Lake Flying Club LLC (LLC)
Based
Hardy, VA
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Registration record

N170DS on the FAA register

Type
2005 Diamond DA40 (FAA: Diamond DA 40)
Serial
40.465
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Registered owner
Smith Mountain Lake Flying Club LLC
Hardy, VA
Certificate issued
2024-07-16
Airworthiness date
2005-01-20
Registration expires
2031-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A11989
Mode S (octal)
50214611
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
720 nm
Cruise (type)
145 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$214,225 to $299,957
Middle half of 6 live Diamond DA40 listings, 2003–2006 models (median $263,750). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N170DS.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-07-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N170DS.
  • 2005-01-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N170DS

N170DS is a 2005 Diamond DA40 (FAA model DA 40), serial number 40.465. The FAA register lists Smith Mountain Lake Flying Club LLC as the registrant in Hardy, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 16, 2024 and expires on July 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming I0360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 145 knots and a range of about 720 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated January 20, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N170DS.

Cruise
145 kt
Range
720 nm
Landing over 50 ft
11,585 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N170DS.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.