# Schempp-Hirth DISCUS B - Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry) - Registry code: 38019VN - Manufacturer (registry): SCHEMPP-HIRTH - Model: DISCUS B - Aircraft type: Glider - Category: Glider - Engines: None - Seats: 1 - Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb - Certification: Type certificated - Data sheet: [TCDS G53EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G53EU) (OpenAirDocs) - Holder: Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH - Registered aircraft: 29 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-discus-b Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs) Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment. - [AD 97-08-02 R1](https://openairdocs.org/ad/97-08-02-R1): Load Test of Elevator Control System · Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Discus a, Discus b, Mini-Nimbus B and 1 more. Effective Apr 17, 1998 ## Information bulletins (advisory) (2) - [SAIB CE-03-59R1](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-03-59R1): . Issued Dec 2, 2003 - [SAIB CE-03-59](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-03-59) (historical): . Issued Sep 26, 2003 ## Registered aircraft (29) - [N105GD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N105GD): [Hudson Mitchell C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUDSON%20MITCHELL%20C), [Erie, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Erie), S/N 10 - [N13SG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13SG): [Bay Area Soaring Associates Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAY%20AREA%20SOARING%20ASSOCIATES%20INC), [San Jose, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Jose), built 1985, S/N 69 - [N144T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N144T): [Cypress Soaring Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CYPRESS%20SOARING%20INC), [Hemet, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Hemet), built 1989, S/N 266 - [N14SZ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14SZ): [Woenker Timothy E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOENKER%20TIMOTHY%20E), [Columbia City, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Columbia%20City), S/N 96 - [N14ZZ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14ZZ): [Klunk Lewis J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KLUNK%20LEWIS%20J), [Cambridge, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Cambridge), built 1987, S/N 176 - [N16DE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16DE): [Washington Robert D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WASHINGTON%20ROBERT%20D), [Eureka, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Eureka), built 1984, S/N 6 - [N16JJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16JJ): [Eggert Darrell R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EGGERT%20DARRELL%20R), [San Luis Obispo, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Luis%20Obispo), built 1986, S/N 97 - [N19BE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19BE): [Van De Velde Thomas E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20DE%20VELDE%20THOMAS%20E), [Brookline, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Brookline), S/N 27 - [N224B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N224B): [Duncan Terry Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUNCAN%20TERRY%20TRUSTEE), [Cupertino, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Cupertino), built 1987, S/N 205 - [N244CX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N244CX): [Ito Rysuke](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ITO%20RYSUKE), [Everett, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Everett), S/N 83 - [N26HL](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26HL): [Engel Carl J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ENGEL%20CARL%20J), [Campbell, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Campbell), S/N 31 - [N32086](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32086): [Hinniger Werner M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HINNIGER%20WERNER%20M), Hamburg, built 1985, S/N 65 - [N3DD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3DD): [Tirca Laviniu H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TIRCA%20LAVINIU%20H), [Philadelphia, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Philadelphia), built 1986, S/N 145 - [N400HB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N400HB): [Kautter William J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KAUTTER%20WILLIAM%20J), [Columbia, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Columbia), built 1995, S/N 550 - [N43SG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43SG): [Noordergraaf Alexander A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NOORDERGRAAF%20ALEXANDER%20A), [Concord, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Concord), built 1986, S/N 82 - [N44BX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44BX): [Boedecker Paul L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOEDECKER%20PAUL%20L), [Excelsior, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Excelsior), built 1986, S/N 58 - [N526BC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N526BC): [Portman Lance N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PORTMAN%20LANCE%20N), [Morgan Hill, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Morgan%20Hill), built 1988, S/N 244 - [N54HW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54HW): [US Junior Soaring Association](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20JUNIOR%20SOARING%20ASSOCIATION), [Brighton, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Brighton), built 1986, S/N 113 - [N560R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N560R): [Prokes William J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PROKES%20WILLIAM%20J), [Tempe, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tempe), built 1987, S/N 147 - [N57PP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57PP): [Stewart Michael](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEWART%20MICHAEL), [Park City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Park%20City), S/N 313 - [N65JJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65JJ): [Jackson James A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JACKSON%20JAMES%20A), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston), built 1993, S/N 472 - [N717MJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N717MJ): [Philadelphia Glider Counsil Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHILADELPHIA%20GLIDER%20COUNSIL%20INC), [Hilltown, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Hilltown), S/N 211 - [N77AU](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77AU): [Coder Don Erdman](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CODER%20DON%20ERDMAN), [Arlington, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Arlington), S/N 77 - [N7958C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7958C): [Leonard Ronald A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEONARD%20RONALD%20A), [Peculiar, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Peculiar), S/N 251 - [N84DF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84DF): [Mollified LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOLLIFIED%20LLC), [Beaver, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Beaver), built 1986, S/N 128 - [N87BD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87BD): [Harrison Lee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARRISON%20LEE), [Rensselaer, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Rensselaer), S/N 78 - [N888TK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N888TK): [Cloclasure David L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLOCLASURE%20DAVID%20L), [Bringhurst, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Bringhurst), built 1986, S/N 134 - [N941KS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N941KS): [Crippen Terrence M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRIPPEN%20TERRENCE%20M), [Maple Valley, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Maple%20Valley), built 1985, S/N 13 - [N97DG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97DG): [Loeffler Herbert M Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOEFFLER%20HERBERT%20M%20JR), [Saratoga Springs, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Saratoga%20Springs), built 1986, S/N 108 ## NTSB investigations (4) 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 CHI06CA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA219), Aug 5, 2006: Shempp-Hirth Discuss B (N888TK), Tipton, IN, minor damage. Probable cause: The glider pilot's improper in-flight decision to continue searching for thermal lift, instead of landing when the glider was in range of a suitable landing area. Contributing factors to the accident… - [NTSB LAX06LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA151), Apr 29, 2006: Schempp-Hirth Discus B (N13SG), Minden, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A factor was the loss of thermal lift. - [NTSB ATL89LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA016), Oct 22, 1988: Schempp-Hirth DISCUS-B (N321SB), Whitwell, TN, substantial damage - [NTSB SEA88LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA128), Jul 12, 1988: Schempp-Hirth Discus B (N554T), Minden, NV, destroyed ## FAA accident and incident reports (8) 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. - [Incident 20130712012889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130712012889I), Jul 12, 2013: Schempp-Hirth DISCUS B (N32EM), Mound House, NV, Minor damage. The pilot stated he was flying a glider he had rented from a local soaring club. He was operating over a mountain ridge approximate 5 miles south of Dayton,… - [Incident 20120622013839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120622013839I), Jun 22, 2012: Schempp-Hirth DISCUS B (N888TK), Alexandria, IN, No damage. Airmen returned to the airport because the thermal activity was decreasing. During the arrival, he applied partial spoiler to adjust his approach for landing.… - [Accident 20060805027859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060805027859A), Aug 5, 2006: Schemp DISCUSB (N888TK), Tipton, IN, Minor damage. (-23) On August 5, 2006, at approximately 1545 local time, a schempp-discus-b glider, N888TK, operated by the pilot [privacy data omitted], made an off airport… - [Accident 20060429006679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060429006679A), Apr 29, 2006: Schemp DISCUSB (N13SG), Minden, NV, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot reported that 1/2 hour into the flight when over the mountains east of Minden, NV (mev), he ran out of uplift conditions. The sail plane… - [Incident 20040709013319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040709013319I), Jul 9, 2004: Schemp DISCUSB (N84DF), Frederick, MD, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot landed long on the grass runway 30 in Frederick Maryland, hitting the PAPI (light) causing damage to the leading edge of the right and left wings. - [Incident 19910529023659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910529023659I), May 29, 1991: Schemp DISCUSB (N222JE), Duncannon, PA, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing while landing in a farmers field. Damaged the main landing gear tire. - [Accident 19881022058329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881022058329A), Oct 22, 1988: Schemp DISCUSB (N321SB), Whitwell, TN, Substantial damage. Ran out of thermals. Dived under powerline to avoid impact and hit ground too hard causing a ground loop. - [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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.