# N520RJ: 1996 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: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 217CS
- Year built: 1996
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: June 4, 1996
- Certificate issued: January 17, 2018
- Expires: January 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A68A6E
- Registered owner: [Skyline Soaring Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKYLINE%20SOARING%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Front Royal, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Front%20Royal)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9309° N, 78.1759° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 22630, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=520RJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N520RJ

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 (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

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 ERA23LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA013), Oct 8, 2022: Schempp-Hirth Discus CS (N520RJ), Woodstock, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper repair of a crack by maintenance personnel, which resulted in a subsequent failure of the glider canopy.

## 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 20221008016539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221008016539A), Oct 8, 2022: Schempp-Hirth DISCUS CS (N520RJ), Substantial damage. On October 8, 2022, at approximately 0945 local time, aircraft [privacy data omitted] a Schempp-Hirth glider was flying at approximately 3700 feet, when…

## 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 CS aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-discus-cs/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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