# N140BH: 2000 Schempp-Hirth DISCUS-2B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth DISCUS-2B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-discus-2b) (registry code 3801904, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G17CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G17CE) (Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 85
- Year built: 2000
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: January 9, 2001
- Certificate issued: August 18, 2026
- Expires: August 31, 2033
- Mode S code: A0A2D1
- Owner type: Co-owned
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=140BH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N140BH

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): 2 in force

### Matched by airframe (Schempp-Hirth DISCUS-2B)

- [AD 2016-22-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2016-22-01): Flight Controls · Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Discus-2a, Discus-2b, Discus-2c and 3 more. Effective Dec 1, 2016
- [AD 2004-08-12](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2004-08-12): Elevator mass balance · Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Discus-2a, Discus-2b, Ventus-2a and 1 more. Effective Jun 4, 2004

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

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

- [SAIB CE-04-40](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-04-40): . Issued Jan 7, 2004

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N140BH.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N140BH.

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N140BH

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N140BH before.

- [Cancelled 1998-09-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N140BH-1998-09-10): Hunsaker Ben W HEATH SUPER PARASOL, S/N 014. Sale reported. Owner: [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N140BH-undated): S N I A S AS350D ASTAR, S/N 1138. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## Related

- Other Schempp-Hirth DISCUS-2B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-discus-2b/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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