Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
SCHEMPP-HIRTH FLUGZEUGBAU DUO DISCUS
Glider · NONE NONE
Registered
27
Year Range
1996–2016
NTSB Events
4
Airworthiness Directives
0
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered SCHEMPP-HIRTH FLUGZEUGBAU DUO DISCUS aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- NV 11.1% 3
- CA 11.1% 3
- NM 11.1% 3
- PA 7.4% 2
- CO 7.4% 2
- NY 7.4% 2
- DE 7.4% 2
- VA 7.4% 2
- MD 3.7% 1
- TX 3.7% 1
+6 more states
By Decade of Manufacture
- 1990s 25.9% 7
- 2000s 44.4% 12
- 2010s 7.4% 2
- Unknown 22.2% 6
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving SCHEMPP-HIRTH FLUGZEUGBAU DUO DISCUS aircraft
4 event(s) on file. Showing the most recent 4.
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Nov 5, 2016
N484KSPort Matilda, Pennsylvania Serious
NTSB Docket → -
Jul 1, 2011
N533BGStonewall, Texas Serious
NTSB Docket → -
Jul 23, 1997
N125DDMINDEN, Nevada
NTSB Docket → -
Aug 7, 1993
N90BPAUGUSTA, Georgia Fatal
NTSB Docket →
03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to SCHEMPP-HIRTH FLUGZEUGBAU DUO DISCUS
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 FLUGZEUGBAU DUO DISCUS
The TCDS is the legal certification document — weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, operating limitations. 2 matches in the FAA catalog.
- G85EU Historical Rev 1 · 04/11/2008
Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau
Models: Duo-Discus, Duo Discus
- G19CE Historical Rev 0 · 04/26/2005
Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau
Models: Duo Discus T
05 / Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins
Advisories applicable to SCHEMPP-HIRTH FLUGZEUGBAU DUO DISCUS
2 SAIBs on file. SAIBs are FAA advisory notices — not mandatory like ADs, but worth reviewing for service bulletins and emerging issues.
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11/26/2007
SAIB CE-08-07
Doors
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08/08/2003
SAIB CE-03-48
SAIB CE-03-48 —
09 / Equivalent Level of Safety findings
ELOS findings issued for SCHEMPP-HIRTH FLUGZEUGBAU DUO DISCUS
3 ELOS findings 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-08-16
08/25/2008 →Stall warning initiation
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ACE-08-13
07/22/2008 →Induction System Icing Protection
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ACE-05-02
04/11/2005 →Induction System Icing Protection
§ 21.17
04 / Regulations watching this type
Advisory Circulars and Federal Register activity for SCHEMPP-HIRTH FLUGZEUGBAU DUO DISCUS
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 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N106BR | MD | 2003 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N117GV | TX | 1998 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N125DD | PA | 1996 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N142TB | MT | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N161AF | CO | 2003 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N162AF | CO | 2003 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N175DD | NV | 1998 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N1811W | CA | 2000 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N215SH | CA | 1999 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N241MZ | NY | 1999 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N268MP | DE | 2007 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N369DD | NV | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N461BH | NV | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N483KS | VA | 2002 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N484KS | DE | 2015 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N517DX | IN | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N533BG | CA | 2007 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N57CG | IL | 1999 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N60BP | NY | 2003 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N617T | NM | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N65SF | VA | 2005 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N65VL | NM | 2001 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N678GB | WY | 2016 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N721DD | NM | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N909BB | SC | 2005 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N90BP | PA | 2004 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N982KA | UT | 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 →