Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
SCHEMPP-HIRTH DISCUS B
Glider · AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
Registered
29
Year Range
1984–1995
NTSB Events
4
Airworthiness Directives
0
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered SCHEMPP-HIRTH DISCUS B aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- CA 21.4% 6
- PA 10.7% 3
- NY 10.7% 3
- IN 7.1% 2
- MA 7.1% 2
- MO 7.1% 2
- WA 7.1% 2
- TX 7.1% 2
- CO 3.6% 1
- MD 3.6% 1
+4 more states
By Decade of Manufacture
- 1980s 58.6% 17
- 1990s 6.9% 2
- Unknown 34.5% 10
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving SCHEMPP-HIRTH DISCUS B aircraft
4 event(s) on file. Showing the most recent 4.
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Aug 5, 2006
N888TKTipton, Indiana Serious
NTSB Docket → -
Apr 29, 2006
N13SGMinden, Nevada Serious
NTSB Docket → -
May 29, 1977
N144TMINDEN, Nevada
NTSB Docket → -
Feb 15, 1964
N560RST LOUIS, Missouri
NTSB Docket →
03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to SCHEMPP-HIRTH DISCUS B
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 B
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 B
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 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N105GD | CO | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N13SG | CA | 1985 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N144T | CA | 1989 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N14SZ | IN | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N14ZZ | MA | 1987 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N16DE | MO | 1984 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N16JJ | CA | 1986 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N19BE | MA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N224B | CA | 1987 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N244CX | WA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N26HL | CA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N32086 | — | 1985 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N3DD | PA | 1986 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N400HB | MD | 1995 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N43SG | NH | 1986 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N44BX | MN | 1986 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N526BC | CA | 1988 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N54HW | NY | 1986 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N560R | AZ | 1987 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N57PP | UT | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N65JJ | TX | 1993 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N717MJ | PA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N77AU | TX | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N7958C | MO | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N84DF | PA | 1986 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N87BD | NY | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N888TK | IN | 1986 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N941KS | WA | 1985 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N97DG | NY | 1986 | · | 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 →