# N8709R: 1965 Schempp-Hirth SHK1

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth SHK1](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-shk1) (registry code 3801920, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G9EU) (Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 05
- Year built: 1965
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 11, 1966
- Certificate issued: November 6, 2018
- Expires: November 30, 2028
- Mode S code: ABF9F9
- Registered owner: [Knerr Joshua D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KNERR%20JOSHUA%20D)
- Location: [Tehachapi, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Tehachapi)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0995° N, 118.5182° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93561, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8709R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8709R

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 SHK1)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8709R.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8709R.

## 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) (2)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Schempp-Hirth SHK1)

- [STC SG04702NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG04702NY): Installation and maintenance of Oratex UL600 Covering and Coating System. Lanitz-Prena Folien Factory GmbH
- [STC SA1008WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1008WE): Installation of Poly-Fiber covering material. Poly-Fiber Inc

## Related

- Other Schempp-Hirth SHK1 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-shk1/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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