Glider

N144J

2000 Homebuilt DISCUS-2B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2000
Serial
73
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Houston, TX
Registration record

N144J on the FAA register

Type
2000 Homebuilt DISCUS-2B
Serial
73
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Houston, TX
Certificate issued
2025-01-14
Airworthiness date
2000-08-11
Registration expires
2032-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A0B254
Mode S (octal)
50131124
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-01-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N144J.
  • 2000-08-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
Overview

About N144J

N144J is a 2000 Homebuilt DISCUS-2B, serial number 73. It is registered to an individual in Houston, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 14, 2025 and expires on January 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated August 11, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N144J.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N144J.

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.