Glider

N56LS

1973 Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
399
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Southern Eagles Soaring Inc (Corporation)
Based
Butler, GA
Registration record

N56LS on the FAA register

Type
1973 Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus
Serial
399
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Southern Eagles Soaring Inc
Butler, GA
Certificate issued
2012-02-14
Airworthiness date
1984-08-22
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
A7259C
Mode S (octal)
51622634
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-02-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N56LS.
  • 1984-08-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
  • 1973
    Manufactured (1973).
Overview

About N56LS

N56LS is a 1973 Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus, serial number 399. The FAA register lists Southern Eagles Soaring Inc as the registrant in Butler, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 14, 2012 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated August 22, 1984.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N56LS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1977-09-16 Accident · Baton Rouge,La, 18 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2734
Reported aircraft: Lear 24 — a different aircraft that carried the N56LS registration before this airframe.

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.