# N321SB: Schempp-Hirth DISCUS B, registration cancelled 1991-03-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 25, 1991
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth DISCUS B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-discus-b) (registry code 38019VN)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G53EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G53EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 310
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: March 13, 1990
- Mode S code: A37399
- Owner when cancelled: [Bair Steven L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAIR%20STEVEN%20L)
- Location: [Birmingham, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Birmingham)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N321SB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=321SB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N321SB-1991-03-25

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 B: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-discus-b.md

## 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 ATL89LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA016), Oct 22, 1988: Schempp-Hirth DISCUS-B (N321SB), Whitwell, TN, 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 19881022058329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881022058329A), Oct 22, 1988: Schemp DISCUSB (N321SB), Whitwell, TN, Substantial damage. Ran out of thermals. Dived under powerline to avoid impact and hit ground too hard causing a ground loop.

## Other aircraft with N321SB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N321SB): Vans RV-12, S/N 120169, built 2013
- [Cancelled 2002-12-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N321SB-2002-12-05): Bleak S A/Bleak M W/Allen T LANCAIR IV, S/N LIV-079, built 1994. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Sunbelt Construction Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUNBELT%20CONSTRUCTION%20INC), [Bowling Green, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Bowling%20Green)

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