# N560R: 1987 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: 147
- Year built: 1987
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: June 26, 1989
- Certificate issued: April 24, 2002
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A72861
- Registered owner: [Prokes William J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PROKES%20WILLIAM%20J)
- Location: [Tempe, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tempe)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4274° N, 111.9340° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85281, 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=560R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N560R

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): 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 N560R.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N560R.

## 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 N560R

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N560R before.

- [Cancelled 1985-04-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N560R-1985-04-11): Dassault FALCON 20 F, S/N 313. Owner: [Central Conference Of Teamsters](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTRAL%20CONFERENCE%20OF%20TEAMSTERS), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)
- [Cancelled 1970-06-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N560R-1970-06-30): Douglas DC3A, S/N 4080. Owner: [Hall W R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HALL%20W%20R), [Grand Juction, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Grand%20Juction)

## 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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