# N16DE: 1984 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: 6
- Year built: 1984
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: April 19, 1985
- Certificate issued: May 16, 2018
- Expires: May 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A0EFA5
- Registered owners: [Washington Robert D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WASHINGTON%20ROBERT%20D), [Washington Blandine](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WASHINGTON%20BLANDINE), [Buerk Joseph F III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUERK%20JOSEPH%20F%20III)
- Location: [Eureka, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Eureka)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.4890° N, 90.6192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63025, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16DE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16DE

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 N16DE.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N16DE.

## 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 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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