Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
SCHEMPP-HIRTH DISCUS 2A
Glider · NONE NONE
Registered
6
Year Range
1998–2000
NTSB Events
2
Airworthiness Directives
0
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered SCHEMPP-HIRTH DISCUS 2A aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- AZ 16.7% 1
- PA 16.7% 1
- DC 16.7% 1
- DE 16.7% 1
- WA 16.7% 1
- CA 16.7% 1
By Decade of Manufacture
- 1990s 83.3% 5
- 2000s 16.7% 1
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving SCHEMPP-HIRTH DISCUS 2A aircraft
2 event(s) on file. Showing the most recent 2.
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Sep 26, 1993
N200XSALT LAKE CITY, Utah Minor
NTSB Docket → -
Jul 22, 1978
N157KOPA LOCKA, Florida Minor
NTSB Docket →
03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to SCHEMPP-HIRTH DISCUS 2A
No matching airworthiness directives are on file for this make and model in the Federal Register.
04 / Type Certificate Data Sheets
FAA TCDS for SCHEMPP-HIRTH DISCUS 2A
The TCDS is the legal certification document — weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, operating limitations. 1 match in the FAA catalog.
- G17CE Historical Rev 1 · 10/20/2009
Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau
Models: Discus-2a, Discus-2b, Discus-2c
09 / Equivalent Level of Safety findings
ELOS findings issued for SCHEMPP-HIRTH DISCUS 2A
1 ELOS finding on file. The FAA issues an ELOS when an applicant proposes an alternative means that achieves the same safety outcome as a literal regulation — a standing record of which certification deviations the agency has approved for this model series.
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ACE-09-09
10/15/2009 →Stall warning
04 / Regulations watching this type
Advisory Circulars and Federal Register activity for SCHEMPP-HIRTH DISCUS 2A
Advisory Circulars
No ACs explicitly mention this type. Showing universal operating-rule ACs that apply to all aircraft.
Recent Federal Register activity
Latest rulemakings touching general operating rules (Part 91) and maintenance rules (Part 43).
- 2026-04-17 Settlement Policy for Small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Cases FR ↗
- 2026-02-10 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period; Denial of Extension FR ↗
- 2026-02-02 25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) Requirement, New Aircraft Production FR ↗
- 2026-01-28 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period FR ↗
- 2026-01-07 Requirements for Interference-Tolerant Radio Altimeter Systems FR ↗
05 / Aircraft of this type
All 6 registered N-numbers
Every tail currently on the FAA registry for this make/model. Click an N-number to query the FAA Aircraft Inquiry; rows flagged ● have NTSB events on file. Tails seeded with full TallyAero pages link directly.
| N-number | St | Year | NTSB | FAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N100KM | AZ | 1998 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N114TW | PA | 2000 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N157K | DC | 1998 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N200X | DE | 1999 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N223GC | WA | 1999 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N71EM | CA | 1998 | · | Look up ↗ |
Source — FAA Aircraft Registry · click "Look up" to query the live registry record (owner, address, last airworthiness)
05 / Sources & Methodology
Every count traces back to a primary US-government source
- FAA Aircraft Registry →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
- NTSB CAROL →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
- Federal Register (FAA Airworthiness Directives) →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
We render counts and lists as the agency publishes them. Read the methodology →