# N13SG: 1985 Schempp-Hirth DISCUS B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth DISCUS B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-discus-b) (registry code 38019VN, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G53EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G53EU) (Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 69
- Year built: 1985
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: July 26, 1996
- Certificate issued: June 13, 2024
- Expires: June 30, 2031
- Mode S code: A07A6F
- Registered owner: [Bay Area Soaring Associates Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAY%20AREA%20SOARING%20ASSOCIATES%20INC)
- Location: [San Jose, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Jose)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=13SG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13SG

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 1 in force

### Matched by airframe (Schempp-Hirth DISCUS B)

- [AD 97-08-02 R1](https://openairdocs.org/ad/97-08-02-R1): Load Test of Elevator Control System · Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Discus a, Discus b, Mini-Nimbus B and 1 more. Effective Apr 17, 1998

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory) (1 in force)

- [SAIB CE-03-59R1](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-03-59R1): . Issued Dec 2, 2003
- [SAIB CE-03-59](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-03-59) (historical): . Issued Sep 26, 2003

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX06LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA151), Apr 29, 2006: Schempp-Hirth Discus B (N13SG), Minden, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A factor was the loss of thermal lift.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20060429006679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060429006679A), Apr 29, 2006: Schemp DISCUSB (N13SG), Minden, NV, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot reported that 1/2 hour into the flight when over the mountains east of Minden, NV (mev), he ran out of uplift conditions. The sail plane…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Schempp-Hirth DISCUS B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-discus-b/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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