Glider

N42CA

1997 Schempp-Hirth Discus CS

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1997
Serial
239CS
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Soaring Society of Boulder Inc (Corporation)
Based
Boulder, CO
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Registration record

N42CA on the FAA register

Type
1997 Schempp-Hirth Discus CS
Serial
239CS
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Soaring Society of Boulder Inc
Boulder, CO
Certificate issued
2019-07-30
Airworthiness date
2019-05-23
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A4F979
Mode S (octal)
51174571
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-07-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N42CA to the current registrant.
  • 2019-05-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2007-07-01
    Accident at Freehold, NY; damage: substantial.
  • 1997
    Manufactured (1997).
  • 1995-06-06
    N42CA previously assigned to a Grumman G-159 (s/n 137); cancelled.
Overview

About N42CA

N42CA is a 1997 Schempp-Hirth Discus CS, serial number 239CS. The FAA register lists Soaring Society of Boulder Inc as the registrant in Boulder, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 30, 2019 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated May 23, 2019.

N42CA has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2007-07-01 Accident · Freehold, NY Damage: Substantial NTSB · ATL07CA101
Reported aircraft: Schempp-Hirth Discus-CS
Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent activation of the tow release handle at a low altitude following an encounter with turbulence.

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.