# N814CU: 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)
- Serial number: 252-CS
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Certificate issued: July 6, 2024
- Expires: July 31, 2031
- Mode S code: AB187D
- Registered owner: [Vittoni Fernando M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VITTONI%20FERNANDO%20M)
- Location: [Stony Point, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Stony%20Point)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.2392° N, 74.0563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 10980, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=814CU
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N814CU

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.

## 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 NYC01FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01FA071), Jan 28, 2001: Schempp-Hirth Discus CS (N814CU), Wurtsboro, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin while on base leg.

## 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 20010128001189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010128001189A), Jan 28, 2001: N814CU, Wurtsboro, NY, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) On January 28, 2001 at approx. 1500 EST, N814CU, a schempp-hirth glider, model discus cs was substantially damaged attempting to land at Wurtsboro…

## 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.

## Related

- Other Schempp-Hirth DISCUS CS aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-discus-cs/aircraft.md

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