# N144J: 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: 73
- Year built: 2000
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: August 11, 2000
- Certificate issued: January 14, 2025
- Expires: January 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A0B254
- Registered owner: [Sullivan Brent](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SULLIVAN%20BRENT)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7716° N, 95.4089° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77007, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=144J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N144J

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 N144J.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N144J.

## Reports on N144J not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N144J, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19990805010809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990805010809I), Aug 5, 1999: Cessna 421C (N144J), Cincinnati, OH, Minor damage. Acft landed gear up at Blue ash airport. (-23) aircraft made a normal approach to rwy 24. Pilot never put the gear down and the plane landed gear up. Pilot had…

## 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-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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