# N8145: 1969 Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-cirrus) (registry code 38019VC, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G19EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G19EU) (Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 70
- Year built: 1969
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: April 23, 1996
- Certificate issued: January 25, 2011
- Expires: January 31, 2030
- Mode S code: AB1B3F
- Registered owner: [Ceriotti Leonard L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CERIOTTI%20LEONARD%20L)
- Location: [Waukesha, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Waukesha)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.0222° N, 88.2047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53186, 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=8145
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8145

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): 5 in force

### Matched by airframe (Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS)

- [AD 98-18-06](https://openairdocs.org/ad/98-18-06): Connecting Rod Between Airbrake Bellcranks · Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Cirrus. Effective Oct 12, 1998
- [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 95-09-11](https://openairdocs.org/ad/95-09-11): Airbrake Actuating Lever · Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Cirrus. Effective Jun 9, 1995
- [AD 91-15-07](https://openairdocs.org/ad/91-15-07): Elevator Drive Lever · Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Cirrus. Effective Sep 1, 1991
- [AD 70-02-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/70-02-10): Elevator Aileron Airbrake System · Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Cirrus. Effective Dec 12, 1969

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## 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 CHI99LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA189), Jun 19, 1999: Schempp-Hirth Cirrus (N8145), Hartford, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the reason for the occurrence was undetermined. Factors were the pilot's deploying of the drogue chute, the drogue chute malfunctioning, a dirt embankment, and encountering unsuitable terrain during…

## 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 19990619007429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990619007429A), Jun 19, 1999: Sphrth CIRRUS (N8145), Hartford, WI, Substantial damage. Pilot was practicing landing the acft with the drougue chute, the acft chute did not release from the acft, the acft landed short of rwy 18, skidded across a…

## 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 N8145

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8145 before.

- [Cancelled 1938-02-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8145-1938-02-20): Cessna AW, S/N 160. Owner: [Knight Karl K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KNIGHT%20KARL%20K)

## Related

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

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