# N888TK: 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: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G53EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G53EU) (Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 134
- Year built: 1986
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: June 28, 2000
- Certificate issued: August 2, 2016
- Expires: August 31, 2029
- Mode S code: AC3D40
- Registered owners: [Cloclasure David L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLOCLASURE%20DAVID%20L), [Ortman Scot A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ORTMAN%20SCOT%20A)
- Location: [Bringhurst, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Bringhurst)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5036° N, 86.4974° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46913, 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=888TK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N888TK

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

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

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 CHI06CA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA219), Aug 5, 2006: Shempp-Hirth Discuss B (N888TK), Tipton, IN, minor damage. Probable cause: The glider pilot's improper in-flight decision to continue searching for thermal lift, instead of landing when the glider was in range of a suitable landing area. Contributing factors to the accident…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 20120622013839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120622013839I), Jun 22, 2012: Schempp-Hirth DISCUS B (N888TK), Alexandria, IN, No damage. Airmen returned to the airport because the thermal activity was decreasing. During the arrival, he applied partial spoiler to adjust his approach for landing.…
- [Accident 20060805027859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060805027859A), Aug 5, 2006: Schemp DISCUSB (N888TK), Tipton, IN, Minor damage. (-23) On August 5, 2006, at approximately 1545 local time, a schempp-discus-b glider, N888TK, operated by the pilot [privacy data omitted], made an off airport…

## 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
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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