Aircraft Description
N417DS is a 2004 Schmiesing Don C VANS ACFT RV-8, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Schmiesing Don C in Granite Falls, WA. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on January 21, 2004. The registration certificate was issued on January 8, 2004. The registration is set to expire on May 31, 2029. Powered by a Lycoming IO-540 SER engine producing 300 horsepower, N417DS is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A4EE7D (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N417DS was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 43.5644, -116.2230 on December 17, 2024. The FAA registry record for N417DS was last updated on August 4, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Schmiesing Don C is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 1 Schmiesing Don C aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the VANS ACFT RV-8 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N417DS. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-06-15 01:32:20 UTC