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N173RM

James R Keck RANS S-6

Valid Texas

N173RM is a James R Keck RANS S-6, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a four-stroke engine, built in 1998. It has 2 seats. It is registered to co-owned owners in Batesville, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on December 10, 2023 and expires on December 31, 2030. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated April 26, 2018.

Aircraft

Maker
James R Keck
Model
RANS S-6
Serial number
12981286
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Four-cycle piston, 1 motor · Rotax 912UL SERIES · 80 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1998
Kit
RANS DESIGNS INC S-6ES
Transponder code
A125D5 (octal 50222725)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
December 10, 2023
Expires
December 31, 2030
Last FAA action
December 10, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · April 26, 2018
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
01259442

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Schirmer Brandon
Type
Co-owned
Address
2667 Fm 187
Batesville, TX 78829-2922
Co-owners
Schirmer Ernest

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data