# N616JG: 2017 Schempp Hirth Flugzeugbau DISCUS-2C FES

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp Hirth Flugzeugbau DISCUS-2C FES](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-flugzeugbau-discus-2c-fes) (registry code 3802005, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G17CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G17CE) (Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17
- Year built: 2017
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: Electric
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing
- Airworthiness date: March 26, 2018
- Certificate issued: August 1, 2025
- Expires: August 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A805D7
- Registered owner: [Ruby Crest LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUBY%20CREST%20LLC)
- Location: [Girdwood, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Girdwood)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 60.9701° N, 148.8897° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99587, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=616JG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N616JG

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 Flugzeugbau DISCUS-2C FES)

- [AD 2016-22-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2016-22-01): Flight Controls · Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Discus-2a, Discus-2b, Discus-2c and 3 more. Effective Dec 1, 2016

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N616JG.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N616JG.

## 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 N616JG

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N616JG before.

- [Cancelled 2008-12-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N616JG-2008-12-22): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 0151, built 2002. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Longview Scrap & Metal Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LONGVIEW%20SCRAP%20%26%20METAL%20LTD), [Longview, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Longview)

## Related

- Other Schempp Hirth Flugzeugbau DISCUS-2C FES aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-flugzeugbau-discus-2c-fes/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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