Glider

N120TA

Schempp-Hirth Discus CS

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
246 CS
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
San Jose, CA
Registration record

N120TA on the FAA register

Type
Schempp-Hirth Discus CS
Serial
246 CS
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
San Jose, CA
Certificate issued
2023-03-09
Airworthiness date
2009-05-06
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A0555C
Mode S (octal)
50052534
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-03-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N120TA to the current registrant.
  • 2009-05-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1992-08-05
    N120TA previously assigned to a Saab 340A (s/n 340A151); cancelled.
Overview

About N120TA

N120TA is a Schempp-Hirth Discus CS, serial number 246 CS. It is registered to an individual in San Jose, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 9, 2023 and expires on March 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 6, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N120TA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N120TA.

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.