Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
SCHEMPP-HIRTH DISCUS A
Glider · AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
Registered
11
Year Range
1985–1992
NTSB Events
1
Airworthiness Directives
0
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered SCHEMPP-HIRTH DISCUS A aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- TX 18.2% 2
- CA 18.2% 2
- WA 9.1% 1
- PA 9.1% 1
- GA 9.1% 1
- NV 9.1% 1
- CO 9.1% 1
- NY 9.1% 1
- FL 9.1% 1
By Decade of Manufacture
- 1980s 45.5% 5
- 1990s 9.1% 1
- Unknown 45.5% 5
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving SCHEMPP-HIRTH DISCUS A aircraft
1 event(s) on file. Showing the most recent 1.
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Nov 28, 1999
N117TBPALMERTON, Pennsylvania Serious
NTSB Docket →
03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to SCHEMPP-HIRTH DISCUS A
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 A
The TCDS is the legal certification document — weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, operating limitations. 1 match in the FAA catalog.
- G53EU Current Rev 0 · 03/17/1987
Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH
Models: Discus a, Discus b
04 / Regulations watching this type
Advisory Circulars and Federal Register activity for SCHEMPP-HIRTH DISCUS A
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 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N107JW | WA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N117TB | PA | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N130JB | GA | 1986 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N18MG | NV | 1985 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N224DW | CO | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N27SG | NY | 1992 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N33DX | FL | 1985 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N505KA | TX | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N578JV | TX | 1988 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N67WS | CA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N6XD | CA | 1987 | · | 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 →