Glider

N256K

2003 Schempp-Hirth Discus CS

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
306CS
Class
Glider
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Bellingham, WA
Registration record

N256K on the FAA register

Type
2003 Schempp-Hirth Discus CS
Serial
306CS
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Bellingham, WA
Certificate issued
2023-03-10
Airworthiness date
2010-04-26
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A26EA9
Mode S (octal)
50467251
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 N256K to the current registrant.
  • 2010-04-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2003
    Manufactured (2003).
  • 1933-01-07
    N256K previously assigned to a Homebuilt Gymnick Amer Glider (s/n 1); cancelled.
Overview

About N256K

N256K is a 2003 Schempp-Hirth Discus CS, serial number 306CS. It is registered to an individual in Bellingham, Washington. 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 26, 2010.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N256K.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N256K.

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.