# N8169: 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: 67
- Year built: 1969
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 29, 1969
- Certificate issued: February 20, 2021
- Expires: February 29, 2028
- Mode S code: AB2339
- Registered owner: [Timothy R Lutzko](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TIMOTHY%20R%20LUTZKO)
- Location: [Ocean View, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Ocean%20View)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5550° N, 75.0994° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19970, 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=8169
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8169

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

None matched to N8169.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8169.

## 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 N8169

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8169 before.

- [Cancelled 1933-07-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8169-1933-07-20): Swallow TP, S/N 119, built 1929. Owner: [Krause C R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KRAUSE%20C%20R), [Venice, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Venice)

## 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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