# N4253X: 1987 Schempp-Hirth DISCUS B, registration cancelled 2003-06-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 25, 2003
- Exported to: Australia
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 123
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing
- Airworthiness date: March 18, 1987
- Certificate issued: June 25, 1991
- Last registry action: June 17, 2003
- Mode S code: A51109
- Owner when cancelled: [Gaines Robert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GAINES%20ROBERT%20E)
- Location: [Marietta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Marietta)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9681° N, 84.4317° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30068, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4253X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4253X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4253X-2003-06-25

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 DISCUS B: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-discus-b.md

## Other aircraft with N4253X

- [Cancelled 2017-03-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4253X-2017-03-06): Angus Kevin B MINIMAX, S/N 001994. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Angus Kevin B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANGUS%20KEVIN%20B), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4253X-undated): Helton Chet HUMMER-A, S/N 0043A. Triennial form not returned

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