Glider

N224B

1987 Schempp-Hirth Discus B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1987
Serial
205
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Cupertino, CA
Registration record

N224B on the FAA register

Type
1987 Schempp-Hirth Discus B
Serial
205
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Cupertino, CA
Certificate issued
2026-07-10
Airworthiness date
1988-02-10
Registration expires
2033-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility
Mode S (hex)
A1EFF6
Mode S (octal)
50367766
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N224B to the current registrant.
  • 1988-02-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility)).
  • 1987
    Manufactured (1987).
  • 1949-06-07
    N224B previously assigned to a Bell 47D-1 Piston Helicopters (s/n 151); cancelled.
Overview

About N224B

N224B is a 1987 Schempp-Hirth Discus B, serial number 205. It is registered to an individual in Cupertino, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 10, 2026 and expires on July 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (utility), dated February 10, 1988.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N224B.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N224B.

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.