Glider

N125DD

1996 Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Duo Discus

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1996
Serial
103
Class
Glider
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Pipersville, PA
Registration record

N125DD on the FAA register

Type
1996 Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Duo Discus
Serial
103
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Pipersville, PA
Certificate issued
2025-09-25
Airworthiness date
1996-12-05
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
A06694
Mode S (octal)
50063224
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N125DD.
  • 1997-07-24
    Accident at Minden, NV; damage: substantial.
  • 1996-12-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
Overview

About N125DD

N125DD is a 1996 Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Duo Discus, serial number 103. It is registered to an individual in Pipersville, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 25, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated December 5, 1996.

N125DD has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1997-07-24 Accident · Minden, NV Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX97LA265
Reported aircraft: Schempp-Hirth Duo Discus
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to ensure that the wings were maintained at a lateral level attitude during the initial landing rollout. A factor in the accident was the rough, uneven nature of the terrain chosen for the landing.

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.