N117TB
Schempp-Hirth Discus A
N117TB on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2030-05-31Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2023-05-02Certificate of registration issued as N117TB.
- 1999-11-28Accident at Palmerton, PA; damage: substantial.
- 1986-05-21Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
About N117TB
N117TB is a Schempp-Hirth Discus A, serial number 17. It is registered to co-owners in Lehighton, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 2, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated May 21, 1986.
N117TB has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.
Accident & incident history
Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records
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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.
