Glider

N163AF

2003 Homebuilt DISCUS-2B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
188
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Usaf Academy (Government)
Based
Usaf Academy, CO
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Registration record

N163AF on the FAA register

Type
2003 Homebuilt DISCUS-2B
Serial
188
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Usaf Academy
Usaf Academy, CO
Certificate issued
2023-01-26
Airworthiness date
2005-11-30
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility
Mode S (hex)
A0FCD9
Mode S (octal)
50176331
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-01-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N163AF.
  • 2005-11-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility)).
  • 2003
    Manufactured (2003).
Overview

About N163AF

N163AF is a 2003 Homebuilt DISCUS-2B, serial number 188. The FAA register lists Usaf Academy as the registrant in Usaf Academy, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 26, 2023 and expires on January 31, 2030.

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 N163AF.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N163AF.

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.