Glider

N248CA

1998 Schempp-Hirth Discus CS

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
248CS
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
San Dimas, CA
Registration record

N248CA on the FAA register

Type
1998 Schempp-Hirth Discus CS
Serial
248CS
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
San Dimas, CA
Certificate issued
2023-03-10
Airworthiness date
2005-04-21
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A24DEA
Mode S (octal)
50446752
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-03-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N248CA to the current registrant.
  • 2007-01-12
    N248CA previously assigned to a Embraer EMB-120RT (s/n 120.228); cancelled.
  • 2005-04-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1998
    Manufactured (1998).
Overview

About N248CA

N248CA is a 1998 Schempp-Hirth Discus CS, serial number 248CS. It is registered to co-owners in San Dimas, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 10, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated April 21, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N248CA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N248CA.

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.