# N8085: 1971 Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-standard-cirrus) (registry code 38019VE, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G23EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G23EU) (Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 161
- Year built: 1971
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: December 30, 1971
- Certificate issued: January 17, 2024
- Expires: January 31, 2031
- Mode S code: AB029C
- Registered owner: [Oklahoma Soaring Association](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OKLAHOMA%20SOARING%20ASSOCIATION)
- Location: [Mustang, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Mustang)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.3713° N, 97.7530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73064, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8085
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8085

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 STANDARD CIRRUS)

- [AD 2026-03-04](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2026-03-04): Elevator Structure · Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Standard-Cirrus. Effective Apr 9, 2026
- [AD 2022-06-04](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2022-06-04): Flight Control System · Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau JANUS, Mini-Nimbus HS-7, Nimbus-2 and 1 more. Effective May 9, 2022
- [AD 99-03-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/99-03-01): Tailplane Locking Hook · Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau JANUS, Mini-Nimbus HS-7, Nimbus-2 and 1 more. Effective Mar 12, 1999
- [AD 97-08-06 R1](https://openairdocs.org/ad/97-08-06-R1): Quick Connectors · Alexander Schleicher AS-K 13, AS 12, ASK 21 and 39 more. Effective Aug 1, 1997
- [AD 83-16-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/83-16-02): Air Brake Drive Lever · Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Standard-Cirrus. Effective Aug 24, 1983
- [AD 76-11-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/76-11-03): Tow Release Mechanism · Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Standard-Cirrus. Effective Jun 10, 1976
- [AD 76-09-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/76-09-10): Aileron Control System · Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Standard-Cirrus. Effective May 20, 1976

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8085.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8085.

## Reports on N8085 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N8085, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19811211086739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811211086739I), Dec 11, 1981: Doug DC8* (N8085), Chicago, IL. Gear light on after takeoff,went out enroute. Gear door switch replaced after landing.

## 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 N8085

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8085 before.

- [Cancelled 1940-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8085-1940-05-15): E H Elliott ELLIOTT SPORT, S/N 100. Owner: [Alfred W Dunagan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALFRED%20W%20DUNAGAN), [Blythe, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Blythe)

## Related

- Other Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-standard-cirrus/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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