# N3839: 1968 Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS, registration cancelled 2020-12-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 4, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-cirrus) (registry code 38019VC)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G19EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G19EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 39
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 22, 1969
- Last registry action: March 3, 2020
- Mode S code: A46A02
- Location: [Hemet, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Hemet)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6459° N, 116.8816° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92544, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3839
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3839
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3839-2020-12-04

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 CIRRUS: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-cirrus.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 SEA03LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA072), Apr 26, 2003: Schempp-Hirth Cirrus (N3839), Ephrata, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while on final approach for landing. Low airspeed was a factor.

## 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 20030426007199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030426007199A), Apr 26, 2003: Sphrth CIRRUS (N3839), Ephrata, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was on short final about to round out for landing when he deployed the spoilers and dropped about 10 feet to the landing surface. The right wing…

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