Glider

N257SB

2002 Homebuilt DISCUS-2B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
145
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Marblehead, MA
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Registration record

N257SB on the FAA register

Type
2002 Homebuilt DISCUS-2B
Serial
145
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Marblehead, MA
Certificate issued
2002-08-20
Airworthiness date
2002-09-27
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A27311
Mode S (octal)
50471421
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2002-09-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2002-08-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N257SB.
Overview

About N257SB

N257SB is a 2002 Homebuilt DISCUS-2B, serial number 145. It is registered to an individual in Marblehead, Massachusetts. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 20, 2002 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated September 27, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N257SB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N257SB.

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.