Aircraft Description
N971DS is a Diamond Aircraft Ind INC DA 40, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Gville Flyers I LLC in Gainesville, FL. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on June 23, 2006. The registration certificate was issued on February 2, 2023. The registration is set to expire on February 28, 2030. Powered by a Lycoming IO-360-M1A+ engine producing 180 horsepower, N971DS is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AD87B8 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N971DS was last tracked by AviatorDB near Daytona Beach International Airport (KDAB) on April 2, 2026. The FAA registry record for N971DS was last updated on February 2, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Diamond Aircraft Industries, headquartered in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, with manufacturing in London, Ontario, Canada, produces modern composite aircraft known for fuel efficiency and safety. Their DA40 and DA62 are popular for flight training and personal aviation. AviatorDB tracks 1,510 Diamond Aircraft Ind INC aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the DA 40 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N971DS. 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: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC