# N41RE: 1998 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: 10
- Year built: 1998
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: November 27, 1998
- Certificate issued: August 31, 2020
- Expires: August 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A4D343
- Registered owner: [Eckel Robert W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ECKEL%20ROBERT%20W)
- Location: [Centerville, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Centerville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.9366° N, 111.8333° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84014, 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=41RE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41RE

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 (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 WPR24LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA249), Jun 25, 2024: Schempp-Hirth DISCUS-2B (N41RE), Nephi, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during a wind encounter, which resulted in a hard landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20240625009189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240625009189A), Jun 25, 2024: Schempp-Hirth DISCUS-2B (N41RE), Nephi, UT, Substantial damage. On June 25, 2024 at ~1255 MDT, the PIC departed U14 as part of an organized glider event scheduled in Nephi ut. The flight was uneventful and the PIC began…

## Reports on N41RE not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N41RE, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19830725053809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830725053809I), Jul 25, 1983: Amtrru VARIEZE (N41RE), Columbus, IN, Minor damage. Lost oil pressure. Landed in tall weeds. Oil supply line from crankcase to oil pressure transmitter came off.

## 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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