# N144T: 1989 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: 266
- Year built: 1989
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: April 12, 1989
- Certificate issued: July 13, 2005
- Expires: December 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A0B335
- Registered owner: [Cypress Soaring Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CYPRESS%20SOARING%20INC)
- Location: [Hemet, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Hemet)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7341° N, 116.9968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hemet, CA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=144T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N144T

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

None matched to N144T.

## NTSB investigations on N144T not matched to an aircraft (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 OAK77DXQ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DXQ24), May 29, 1977: Glasflugel 201B (N144T), Minden, NV, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N144T.

## Reports on N144T not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N144T, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19770529015469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770529015469A), May 29, 1977: Glasfl LIBELLE (N144T), Minden, NV, Substantial damage. Mono-wheel pilot,owner failed to connect right aileron push pull tube.

## 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 N144T

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N144T before.

- [Cancelled 1958-02-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N144T-1958-02-26): Piper PA-18 105, S/N 18-2258, built 1953. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Wrenn Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WRENN%20AVIATION%20INC), [Mount Airy, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Mount%20Airy)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N144T-undated): Glasflugel STANDARD LIBELLE, S/N 281. Triennial form not returned

## 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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