# N42CA: 1997 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)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 239CS
- Year built: 1997
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: May 23, 2019
- Certificate issued: July 30, 2019
- Expires: July 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A4F979
- Registered owner: [Soaring Society Of Boulder Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOARING%20SOCIETY%20OF%20BOULDER%20INC)
- Location: [Boulder, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Boulder)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0244° N, 105.2513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boulder, CO, 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=42CA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42CA

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.

### 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 (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 ATL07CA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA101), Jul 1, 2007: Schempp-Hirth Discus-CS (N42CA), Freehold, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent activation of the tow release handle at a low altitude following an encounter with turbulence.

## 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 20070701010009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070701010009A), Jul 1, 2007: Schemp DISCUSCS (N42CA), Freehold, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) PIC stated that launch using runway 30, and climb out were normal until he encountered turbulence and bumped his head on the canopy. PIC notified tow…

## Reports on N42CA not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N42CA, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19801221084909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801221084909I), Dec 21, 1980: Beech 99 (N42CA), Yakima, WA, Minor damage. Gear unsafe light after retraction. Pilot lowered gear, landed safely. Nose gear down limit switch had failed.
- [Incident 19791116055669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791116055669I), Nov 16, 1979: Beech 99 (N42CA), Spokane, WA, Minor damage. Emergency gear extension necessary. Found micro switch nr 2 r 1018 AZ had bad electrical connection.

## 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 N42CA

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N42CA before.

- [Cancelled 1995-06-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42CA-1995-06-06): Grumman G-159, S/N 137. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Chrysler Pentastar Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHRYSLER%20PENTASTAR%20AVIATION%20INC), [Ypsilanti, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Ypsilanti)

## Related

- Other Schempp-Hirth DISCUS CS aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-discus-cs/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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