# N554T: Schempp-Hirth DISCUS B, registration cancelled 1988-09-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 21, 1988
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- 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: 11
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Mode S code: A70FF0
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N554T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=554T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N554T-1988-09-21

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 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 SEA88LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA128), Jul 12, 1988: Schempp-Hirth Discus B (N554T), Minden, NV, destroyed

## 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 19880712031882A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880712031882A), Jul 12, 1988: Schemp DISCUSB (N554T), Minden, NV, Destroyed. Collided with N130JB with both gliders in a thermal. Glider pilot bailed out. Other landed safely.

## Other aircraft with N554T

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N554T): Cessna 550, S/N 550-1100, built 2005
- [Cancelled 1970-07-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N554T-1970-07-30): North American F-51D, S/N 4473458A. Owner: [Rodgers W R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RODGERS%20W%20R), [Rolling Fork, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Rolling%20Fork)

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