Glider

N272BL

2001 Homebuilt DISCUS-2B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
119
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Waxahachie, TX
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Registration record

N272BL on the FAA register

Type
2001 Homebuilt DISCUS-2B
Serial
119
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Waxahachie, TX
Certificate issued
2020-04-13
Airworthiness date
2012-11-02
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A2AE0E
Mode S (octal)
50527016
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-04-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N272BL.
  • 2012-11-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 2001
    Manufactured (2001).
Overview

About N272BL

N272BL is a 2001 Homebuilt DISCUS-2B, serial number 119. It is registered to an individual in Waxahachie, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 13, 2020 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated November 2, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N272BL.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N272BL.

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.