# N240F: 1969 Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS, registration cancelled 1976-07-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 27, 1976
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-cirrus) (registry code 38019VC)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G19EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G19EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 74
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: July 11, 1973
- Mode S code: A2307C
- Owner when cancelled: [Dick Helen R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DICK%20HELEN%20R)
- Location: [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7390° N, 117.2457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92107, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N240F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=240F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N240F-1976-07-27

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 CIRRUS: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-cirrus.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 LAX76AL072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL072), Apr 17, 1976: Schemp Cirrus (N240F), Hemet, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB LAX70D0155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70D0155), Oct 4, 1969: Schempp-H Cirrus (N240F), Pearblossom, CA, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Accident 19760417015242A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760417015242A), Apr 17, 1976: Sphrth CIRRUS (N240F), Hemet, CA, Destroyed. Cntrline wheel. N240F flew pattern,N86810 made long straight in apch.

## Other aircraft with N240F

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N240F): Piper PA-38-112, S/N 38-81A0081, built 1981

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