Glider

N511TW

1998 Schempp-Hirth Discus CS

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
251CS
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Chicago Glider Club Inc (Corporation)
Based
Minooka, IL
Registration record

N511TW on the FAA register

Type
1998 Schempp-Hirth Discus CS
Serial
251CS
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Chicago Glider Club Inc
Minooka, IL
Certificate issued
2018-10-29
Airworthiness date
2013-09-04
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A666E4
Mode S (octal)
51463344
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-10-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N511TW.
  • 2013-09-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1998
    Manufactured (1998).
Overview

About N511TW

N511TW is a 1998 Schempp-Hirth Discus CS, serial number 251CS. The FAA register lists Chicago Glider Club Inc as the registrant in Minooka, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 29, 2018 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated September 4, 2013.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N511TW.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N511TW.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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