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N553DS

Diamond Aircraft DA 40

Valid Electric airplaneTexas

N553DS is a Diamond Aircraft DA 40, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2006. It has 4 seats. It is registered to an individual in Colleyville, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 19, 2012 and expires on September 30, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal; utility, dated March 17, 2006.

Diamond Aircraft: eDA40 electric trainer, Austria

Aircraft

Maker
Diamond Aircraft (Austria)
FAA spelling: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC
Model
DA 40
Serial number
40.633
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming IO-360-M1A+ · 180 hp
Seats
4
Year built
2006
Transponder code
A70AEC (octal 51605354)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 19, 2012
Expires
September 30, 2028
Last FAA action
June 10, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility · March 17, 2006
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00242019

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Kowal Michael T
Type
Individual
Address
104 Charlottesville Ave
Colleyville, TX 76034-6814

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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