# N47SS: 1973 Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS, registration cancelled 2003-03-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 3, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-standard-cirrus) (registry code 38019VE)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G23EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G23EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 281
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: April 9, 1973
- Certificate issued: December 17, 2001
- Last registry action: December 17, 2001
- Mode S code: A5C062
- Owner when cancelled: [Carlson John D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARLSON%20JOHN%20D)
- Location: [Princeton, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Princeton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3647° N, 74.6563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 08540, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47SS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=47SS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47SS-2003-03-03

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 STANDARD CIRRUS: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-standard-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 NYC02FA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA159), Aug 10, 2002: Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus (N47SS), Hilltown, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper pre-flight, and failure to follow procedures in the flight manual to determine that the stabilator was properly connected prior to flight, and which resulted in a loss of control…

## 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 20020810018809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020810018809A), Aug 10, 2002: Sphrth CIRRUSSTD (N47SS), Hilltown, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (.19) On August 10, 2002, about 1350 eastern daylight time, a schempp-hirth standard Cirrus, N47SS, was destroyed when it collided with terrain during takeoff…

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