# N16AH: Schempp-Hirth DISCUS CS

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth DISCUS CS](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-discus-cs) (registry code 38019VS, 1 seats)
- Serial number: 288CS
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Certificate issued: March 25, 2002
- Expires: January 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A0EF5D
- Registered owner: [Hansson Arne G Md](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HANSSON%20ARNE%20G%20MD)
- Location: [North Branford, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/North%20Branford)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3326° N, 72.7711° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06471, 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=16AH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16AH

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): 0 in force

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

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 N16AH.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N16AH.

## 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 N16AH

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N16AH before.

- [Cancelled 1999-08-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16AH-1999-08-04): Harris Alvin R BEESON BIPLANE BB-2, S/N 1145. Second triennial mailing, no response. Owner: [Harris Alvin R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARRIS%20ALVIN%20R), [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)

## Related

- Other Schempp-Hirth DISCUS CS aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-discus-cs/aircraft.md

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