# N7HV: 2000 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: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 265CS
- Year built: 2000
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: April 27, 2000
- Certificate issued: May 12, 2024
- Expires: May 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A9509F
- Registered owners: [Krautter David L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KRAUTTER%20DAVID%20L), [Mccarthy Evan S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCARTHY%20EVAN%20S)
- Location: [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7501° N, 118.2033° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90802, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7HV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7HV

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 (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 (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 WPR09LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA381), Aug 2, 2009: Schempp Hirth Discus CS (N7HV), Williams, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with terrain after intentionally releasing from the tow plane at a low altitude during the initial climb.

## 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 20090802014629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090802014629A), Aug 2, 2009: Schemp DISCUSCS (N7HV), Williams, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Glider released from tow plane at low altitude. Aircraft made a right turn, caught the right wing and cart wheeled into a rice field adjacent to the…

## 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 N7HV

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N7HV before.

- [Cancelled 1997-01-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7HV-1997-01-23): Piper PA-28R-180, S/N 28R30927. Exported to Netherlands Antilles. Owner: [Trentco Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRENTCO%20INC), [Clermont, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Clermont)

## Related

- Other Schempp-Hirth DISCUS CS aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-discus-cs/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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