# N171JW: Schempp-Hirth DISCUS A, registration cancelled 2019-11-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 20, 2019
- Exported to: Germany
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth DISCUS A](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-discus-a) (registry code 38019VP)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G53EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G53EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 63
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing
- Airworthiness date: January 7, 1986
- Certificate issued: May 18, 2015
- Last registry action: March 6, 2019
- Mode S code: A11DC1
- Owner when cancelled: [Jameson William R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAMESON%20WILLIAM%20R)
- Location: [Baldwinsville, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Baldwinsville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.1716° N, 76.3562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 13027, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N171JW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=171JW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N171JW-2019-11-20

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Schempp-Hirth DISCUS A: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-discus-a.md

## 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, 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 19900901037689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900901037689I), Sep 1, 1990: Schemp DISCUSA (N171JW), Dansville, NY, Minor damage. While landing at airport, aircraft collided with a spectator. Spectator received minor injuries.

## Other aircraft with N171JW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N171JW): Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau VENTUS 3E, S/N 282ES, built 2026

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