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N484KS

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2015 Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau DUO DISCUS · NONE

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Registered owner
Striedieck Karl
Location
Dover, DE
Owner type
Individual
Serial number
679
Year built
2015
Type
Glider
Engine
None
Airworthiness
Experimental, racing, exhibition
Airworthiness date
February 29, 2016
Certificate issued
November 19, 2015
Expires
November 30, 2028
Mode S code
A5F867
Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau DUO DISCUSAirframe model · 1 seat · 29 registeredTCDS G85EUAirframe · Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau DUO DISCUSEngine modelNONE

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.

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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 7

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

2003In forceSuperseded2026

Information bulletins that may apply · 1

Advisory, not mandatory.

Airframe · Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau DUO DISCUS

SAIB CE-08-07DoorsIssued Nov 26, 2007

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

NTSB GAA17CA063Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportPort Matilda, PAThe bystander's decision to walk onto the runway, which resulted in him being struck by the glider's left wing.Nov 5, 2016 · No damage

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.

Accident 20161105023239ALanding: Rollout · Port Matilda, PADuring the landing roll out, as the glider was almost stopped, the left wing struck a photographer who had unknowingly moved onto the runway into it's path. The photographer was filming the landing using a lens that exaggerates distance and unknowingly…Nov 5, 2016 · No damage

Service difficulty reports

No reports matched to N484KSGeneral 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 Flugzeugbau DUO DISCUS aircraft

STCs that may be installed

No STCs matched this aircraft’s modelsSTCs are matched through the model’s type certificate data sheet, and this registry model isn’t matched to one.