Registered owner
Shelton Steven D
Owner type
Individual
Serial number
15
Year built
1998
Type
Glider
Engine
None
Airworthiness
Experimental, exhibition, racing
Airworthiness date
August 27, 2011
Certificate issued
August 11, 2011
Expires
August 31, 2027
Mode S code
A0E511

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.

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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 2

Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

2004In forceSuperseded2026
ADs by the year they took effect: 2 ADs
20041
20161

Information bulletins that may apply · 1

Advisory, not mandatory.

Airframe · Schempp-Hirth DISCUS 2A

SAIB CE-04-40Issued Jan 7, 2004

NTSB investigations

No NTSB investigations matched to N157KMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Schempp-Hirth DISCUS 2A aircraft

FAA incident reports

No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N157KMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Schempp-Hirth DISCUS 2A aircraft

Service difficulty reports

No reports matched to N157KGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Schempp-Hirth DISCUS 2A aircraft

STCs that may be installed

No STCs matched this aircraft’s modelsSTCs change type-certificated designs, and this aircraft isn’t type certificated.

Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 1

This aircraft carried N157K before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.