Single-engine piston

N173RM

1998 Homebuilt Rans S-6

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
12981286
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 912UL series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Batesville, TX
Registration record

N173RM on the FAA register

Type
1998 Homebuilt Rans S-6
Serial
12981286
Engines
Rotax 912UL series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Batesville, TX
Certificate issued
2023-12-10
Airworthiness date
2018-04-26
Registration expires
2030-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A125D5
Mode S (octal)
50222725
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Rans Designs Inc S-6ES
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-12-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N173RM.
  • 2018-04-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1998
    Manufactured (1998).
Overview

About N173RM

N173RM is a 1998 Homebuilt Rans S-6, serial number 12981286. It is registered to co-owners in Batesville, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 10, 2023 and expires on December 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 912UL series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 26, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N173RM.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N173RM.

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.