Glider

N477EA

Schempp-Hirth Discus CS

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
237CS
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Houston, TX
Registration record

N477EA on the FAA register

Type
Schempp-Hirth Discus CS
Serial
237CS
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Houston, TX
Certificate issued
2024-04-15
Airworthiness date
1997-10-15
Registration expires
2031-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A5DB80
Mode S (octal)
51355600
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-04-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N477EA.
  • 1997-10-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
Overview

About N477EA

N477EA is a Schempp-Hirth Discus CS, serial number 237CS. It is registered to an individual in Houston, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 15, 2024 and expires on April 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated October 15, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N477EA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N477EA.

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.