Single-engine piston

N173RS

2003 Diamond DA40

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
40.336
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-M1A+
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Shining Ventures LLC (LLC)
Based
Houston, TX
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Registration record

N173RS on the FAA register

Type
2003 Diamond DA40 (FAA: Diamond DA 40)
Serial
40.336
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-M1A+
Registered owner
Shining Ventures LLC
Houston, TX
Certificate issued
2023-02-11
Airworthiness date
2003-11-28
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A125DA
Mode S (octal)
50222732
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 N173RS.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-02-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N173RS to the current registrant.
  • 2003-11-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 2001-03-16
    N173RS previously assigned to a Homebuilt Wittman Tailwind W10 (s/n 001032028RS); cancelled.
Overview

About N173RS

N173RS is a 2003 Diamond DA40 (FAA model DA 40), serial number 40.336. The FAA register lists Shining Ventures LLC as the registrant in Houston, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 11, 2023 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-M1A+ 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 November 28, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N173RS. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1999-04-12 Accident · Wimauma, FL Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · MIA99LA124
Reported aircraft: Bean Whitman W-10 — a different aircraft that carried the N173RS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a visual lookout during a forced landing resulting in an in-flight collision with a ditch and subsequent nose over.
1998-06-08 Accident · Daytona Beach, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA98LA180
Reported aircraft: Robert E. Bean Wittman Tailwind W10 — a different aircraft that carried the N173RS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's poorly planned approach for not planning the intended touchdown point farther down the runway to avoid an area of known turbulence caused by terrain. Contributing to the accident was the turbulence.

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.