# N87BD: 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)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G53EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G53EU) (Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 78
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Certificate issued: April 14, 2017
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: ABF41A
- Registered owner: [Harrison Lee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARRISON%20LEE)
- Location: [Rensselaer, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Rensselaer)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6278° N, 73.7178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 12144, 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=87BD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87BD

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): 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

## 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 N87BD.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N87BD.

## 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 B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-discus-b/aircraft.md

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