# N60BP: 2003 Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau DUO DISCUS

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau DUO DISCUS](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-flugzeugbau-duo-discus) (registry code 3801901, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G85EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G85EU) (Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 380
- Year built: 2003
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 30, 2003
- Certificate issued: April 21, 2004
- Expires: January 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A7C50D
- Registered owner: [Harris Hill Soaring Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARRIS%20HILL%20SOARING%20CORP)
- Location: [Horseheads, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Horseheads)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2033° N, 76.8395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14845, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=60BP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60BP

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): 7 in force

### Matched by airframe (Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau DUO DISCUS)

- [AD 2025-04-14](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2025-04-14): Passenger/Crew Doors · Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Duo-Discus and Duo Discus T. Effective Apr 8, 2025
- [AD 2023-03-14](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2023-03-14): Drag Control System · Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Duo-Discus and Duo Discus T. Effective Apr 5, 2023
- [AD 2023-03-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2023-03-10): Elevator Control System · Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Duo-Discus and Duo Discus T. Effective Feb 24, 2023
- [AD 2021-26-25](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2021-26-25): Drag Control System · Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Duo-Discus and Duo Discus T. Effective Feb 24, 2022
- [AD 2015-20-11](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2015-20-11): Flight controls · Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Duo-Discus and Duo Discus T. Effective Nov 18, 2015
- [AD 2004-24-11](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2004-24-11): Spar cap and spar web · Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Duo-Discus. Effective Dec 30, 2004
- [AD 2003-16-51](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2003-16-51): Spar cap · Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Duo-Discus. Effective Aug 20, 2003

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory) (1 in force)

- [SAIB CE-08-07](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-08-07): Doors. Issued Nov 26, 2007

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N60BP.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N60BP.

## Reports on N60BP not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N60BP, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19971004044779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971004044779A), Oct 4, 1997: Bbavia 8KCAB (N60BP), Payson, AZ, Substantial damage. Swerved on landing. Over controlled exited runway down hill into trees.

## 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 N60BP

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N60BP before.

- [Cancelled 1998-03-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60BP-1998-03-16): Taylor William B QUESTAIR VENTURE, S/N 51. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Baker Peter Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAKER%20PETER%20CORP), [Willmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Willmington)

## Related

- Other Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau DUO DISCUS aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-flugzeugbau-duo-discus/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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