Glider

N249XA

1991 Schempp-Hirth Discus BT

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1991
Serial
57
Class
Glider
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Best L/D LLC (LLC)
Based
East Quogue, NY
Registration record

N249XA on the FAA register

Type
1991 Schempp-Hirth Discus BT
Serial
57
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Best L/D LLC
East Quogue, NY
Certificate issued
2016-12-14
Airworthiness date
1999-05-27
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A2537C
Mode S (octal)
50451574
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-12-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N249XA.
  • 1999-05-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1991
    Manufactured (1991).
Overview

About N249XA

N249XA is a 1991 Schempp-Hirth Discus BT, serial number 57. The FAA register lists Best L/D LLC as the registrant in East Quogue, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 14, 2016 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated May 27, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N249XA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N249XA.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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