Glider

N57FW

1999 Schempp-Hirth Discus CS

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
260CS
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Newnan, GA
Registration record

N57FW on the FAA register

Type
1999 Schempp-Hirth Discus CS
Serial
260CS
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Newnan, GA
Certificate issued
2017-02-08
Airworthiness date
2016-07-14
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A74CA2
Mode S (octal)
51646242
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-02-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N57FW.
  • 2016-07-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1999
    Manufactured (1999).
Overview

About N57FW

N57FW is a 1999 Schempp-Hirth Discus CS, serial number 260CS. It is registered to an individual in Newnan, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 8, 2017 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated July 14, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N57FW.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N57FW.

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.