# N53LK: 1999 Schempp-Hirth DISCUS 2A, registration cancelled 2025-12-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 20, 2025
- Exported to: Switzerland
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth DISCUS 2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-discus-2a) (registry code 3801902)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G17CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G17CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32
- Year built: 1999
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: October 22, 1999
- Certificate issued: April 7, 2003
- Last registry action: January 22, 2023
- Mode S code: A6AF18
- Owner when cancelled: [Rogers Walter A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROGERS%20WALTER%20A)
- Location: [Palmdale, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Palmdale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.5896° N, 118.2274° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93551, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53LK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53LK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53LK-2025-12-20

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 DISCUS 2A: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-discus-2a.md

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