# N84DF: 1986 Schempp-Hirth DISCUS B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth DISCUS B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-discus-b) (registry code 38019VN, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G53EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G53EU) (Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 128
- Year built: 1986
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: March 3, 1987
- Certificate issued: August 19, 2015
- Expires: August 31, 2028
- Mode S code: AB7DD1
- Registered owner: [Mollified LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOLLIFIED%20LLC)
- Location: [Beaver, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Beaver)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 40.6979° N, 80.3653° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 15009, 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=84DF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84DF

From the FAA registry file of October 21, 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): 1 in force

### Matched by airframe (Schempp-Hirth DISCUS B)

- [AD 97-08-02 R1](https://openairdocs.org/ad/97-08-02-R1): Load Test of Elevator Control System · Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Discus a, Discus b, Mini-Nimbus B and 1 more. Effective Apr 17, 1998

### 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

None matched to N84DF.

## 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; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20040709013319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040709013319I), Jul 9, 2004: Schemp DISCUSB (N84DF), Frederick, MD, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot landed long on the grass runway 30 in Frederick Maryland, hitting the PAPI (light) causing damage to the leading edge of the right and left wings.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft.

## Related

- Other Schempp-Hirth DISCUS B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-discus-b/aircraft.md
- STCs for the Schempp-Hirth DISCUS B: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-discus-b/stcs.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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