Glider

N161AF

2003 Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Duo Discus

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
384
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Usaf Academy + 1 co-owner (Government)
Based
Usaf Academy, CO
Registration record

N161AF on the FAA register

Type
2003 Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Duo Discus
Serial
384
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Usaf Academy + 1 co-owner
Usaf Academy, CO
Certificate issued
2017-10-18
Airworthiness date
2005-11-30
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility
Mode S (hex)
A0F56B
Mode S (octal)
50172553
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-10-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N161AF.
  • 2005-11-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility)).
  • 2003
    Manufactured (2003).
Overview

About N161AF

N161AF is a 2003 Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Duo Discus, serial number 384. The FAA register lists Usaf Academy + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Usaf Academy, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 18, 2017 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (utility), dated November 30, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N161AF.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N161AF.

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.