N157K
1998 Homebuilt Discus 2A
N157K on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2027-08-31Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2011-08-27Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
- 2011-08-11Certificate of registration issued as N157K to the current registrant.
- 1998Manufactured (1998).
- 1982-07-29N157K previously assigned to a Curtiss Wright C-46A (s/n 436); cancelled.
About N157K
N157K is a 1998 Homebuilt Discus 2A, serial number 15. It is registered to an individual in Washington, District of Columbia. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 11, 2011 and expires on August 31, 2027.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated August 27, 2011.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N157K. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.
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.
